'File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question' [‎182v] (375/610)

S.- On the morning of* the llt.h Instianf, I paid a visit
to tihe Sult.an.. His Highness showed me an Arabic translation
~ " ~ ' ""I of the document noted in
M Protocole IV. Seance du mardi
A the margin which he had
le 8 Aout 190o." (Enclosure
received from the French
in Foreign Department letter
Consul the previous day
of 11th August 190.5),
___J with enclosure (2), and
asked me to compare it with the original.- I did so, and
found, two serious mistakes in the translation which it appeared
necessary to correct without delay- I therefore wrote to Mon
sieur Laronce the letter attached (enclosure S), and sent him
the translation. Within an hour I received his reply (enclosure
4) with the translation corrected in accordance with my sugges*-
tions.. I then returned the document to His Highness.
4*- The French translation of the Arabic passage quoted
in my letter to Monsieur Laronce is as follows : -
^'Considerant que les dispositions de 1 * article 4. du
"Traite Franco-Mascatais de 1844- s'appliquentaux personnes
"qui demandent des titres de navires dans le tout d'exercer
"quelque commerce."
The gravity of this mistake is at once apparent, and I am afraid
that it is very doubtful indeed whether an error in copying is
the whole explanation.
However that may be, there can be no doubt with regard to mistake
(2) the meaning of ^ J here is "in this connection"
and the meaning is intended to be obscure and; to raise doubts in
the mind of the reader►
It will be observed that this error also occurs
in the French Consul's letter to the Sultan, and that the word
ing of that letter tends generally to disturb his feelings in
regard to the interpretation of the terms of clause 6. of the
award► I have explained to him that the matter will be clearer
when an arrangement has been arrived at regarding the names of
persons