'File 35/85 IV A 11 Muscat Dhows Arbitration' [‎49r] (96/492)

OFFICE NOTE
On the 10-bh or July we sent the Tollowing reply.
Begins
Telegram of 5thn July from you. ir possible please
await receipt of Cox's No: 1367 sent by mail of Jjly
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5th. In view of Sultans strong feeling on the su
we should , from a local point o£ view , much pre
settlement on lines indicated therein. Should howf
ever H .M. *s G-ovt: decide to adopt course mentioned
in your telegram we would suggest that on substitution
of another vessel for dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. mentioned in list & sub
sequently lost destroyed or sold, intimation should
be given to British Consul at time of issue , and
further that list of survivors & their (feminine ?)
dhows should be handed annually by French Consul
to British Consul. If this be noi- done there will
be risk of misundjerstanding owing to the considerable
number of French protected vessals. In the event
of II. M. *s Govt: making the proposed concession wS
trust that in respect of the Arms traffic, the
French will show a corresponding compliance. One
M. Carracalla has recently appeared at Muscat &
apparently intends Joinihg in the traffic of Arm^.
Snds.
(Foreign).
Note, One copy of the above telegram was
addressed to Bushire & then cancelled. Another
copy was sent to Major Cox,Muscat,
When Major Cox was passing through Karachi on his
way back from Simla the D.P.G. gave him a copji of
the telegram which was decyphered by Bill at the
Chief Commissioner's office at Karachi.
S 1918 —5,0003-06