"التحكيم في قضية مراكب الداو الشراعية في مسقط. محكمة التحكيم الدائمة في لاهاي. السماح برفع الأعلام الفرنسية على مراكب الداو الشراعية في مسقط. القضية بالنيابة عن الحكومة البريطانية". [ظ‎‎٥‎٠] (٢٠٨/١٠٩)

II.—GENEEAL EXAMINATION OE THE
EHENCH CASE.
In dealing with the Case presented to the
Tribunal by the Erench Government, it is some
what difficult to disentangle the relevant from
the irrevelant portions of that Case. At the
outset it is well to premise that (as stated in the
second recital of the Compromis) the assistance French Case,
of the Tribunal is asked to settle difficulties British Case,
which have arisen as to the scope of the
Declaration of 1362 " in relation to the issue by
the Erench Republic to certain subjects of His
Highness the Sultan of Muscat of papers autho
rizing them to fly the Erench flag, and also as to
the nature of the privileges and immunities
claimed by subjects of His Highness, who are
owners or masters of dhows and in possession of
such papers, or are members of the crew of such
dhows and their families, and especially as to the
manner in which such immunities and privileges
affect the jurisdiction of His Highness the Sultan
over his subjects."
A very considerable portion of the Erench Case
is taken up with an attack on the supposed
policy of Great Britain in the Indian Ocaan, and
in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, and
with suggestions that Great Britain has in various
ways violated the Declaration of 1S62 and the
independence of Oman.
His Majesty's Government must protest
against the introduction of these accusations
into the Erench Case. They relate entirely
to matters of a political rather than of a juridical
nature, which are not included in the terms. of
the Compromis, and it cannot be maintained that
they in any degree affect the real issues upon
which the decision of the Tribunal is sought.
His Majesty's Government are, however, pre
pared to answer these accusations seriatim, not
withstanding their irrelevance, after dealing with
those portions of the Erench Case which are
relevant and material.
The Government of His Majesty would also
observe that the Declaration of 18G2, while it
imposes on the High Contracting Parties re
ciprocal obligations to respect the independence
of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat, in no