"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". [و‎‎٨‎١] (٢٠٨/١٧٤)

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FRANCISATION OF NATIVE VESSELS.
•'Coucluakms His Majesty's Government protest against the
Oompleineataires" matter introduced in the "Conclusions
Complementaires" under this heading. The
charge advanced against the British authorities
in the East Africa Protectorate is absolutely
irrelevant to the question under what condition
and in what circumstances francisation Jias been
accorded by French Colonial authorities to native
boats, and its introduction cannot be palliated by
the reservation in the French " Memoire" and
" Contre-Memoire " of the right to supply. u indi
cations complementaires " to the Tribunal on the
subject.
His Majesty's Government have learned with
great surprise that the French Government offer
to produce to the Tribunal two licenses to fly
the Zanzibar flag granted by British authorities
in the East African Protectorate to natives
residing at Sur. His Majesty's Government are
quite unaware of the existence of any such
documents, and assert that no such practice
prevails in the case of any British authorities in
East Africa. If the licenses in question are
produced to His Majesty's Government the cir
cumstances will be strictly inquired into, and if
it is found that such licenses were issued by any
British official under circumstances in any wa3 r
similar to those under which the French Colonial
authorities have granted licenses to Suris,
measures will promptly be taken to mark the
sense of His Majesty's Government of the im
propriety of any such conduct. In the meantime
His Majesty's Government are unable to accept
the assertion made on p. 19 of the " Conclusions
Gomplementaires " that such licenses have been
issued, and protest against the attempt now made
at the last moment to involve the Tribunal in an
irrelevant inquiry of this sort.
The statement made under this head is an
absolutely new fact.