!['File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question' [‎278r] (580/610)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00017a/IOR_R_15_1_405_0584.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question' [‎278r] (580/610)")
'File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question' [278r] (580/610)
The record is made up of 1 volume (290 folios). It was created in 15 Aug 1905-2 Apr 1906. It was written in English, Arabic and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
CC278
(Rtcd. with Pol.Secy's letter lfo .7,dated 16th Paby. '06).
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
,
* *
14 February 1906,
Sir,
In continuaticm of my letters of the 19th and 2Eth
ultimo relative to the steps to be taken to give effect to
the Huscat Arbitration Award, I sm directed by Hr.Secretary
Morley to transmit, for Sir S. Grey's information, a copy
of further papers received from the Government of India on
the subject, also of telegrams from the Ticeroy, in which
it is proposed to instruct H.M.Consul at Muscat to advise
the Sultan not to recognise, as subjects of the Sultan of
Zanzibar, certain men included in a list, furnished by the
French Consul, of persons stated to be entitled to recogni
tion as French proteges under an Agreement between the
British and French Governments of the 13th May 1904.
Mr.Morley is inclined to think that this procedure
would not be in accordance with the arrangements proposed
by lord lansdowne in his communication to M. Cambon of the
24th October last, and accepted by the French Government on
the 8th of the following month. It was taJaos then decided
that the British and French Consuls should concert together
"as to the drawing up of a list of the subjects of the
"Sultan who are still entitled to fly the French flag" and
t that " the resu;Lt of this conference should be referred by
"the two Consuls to their respective Governments for approval.'
In these circumstances any advice of the proposed kind
to the Sultan would appear to be premature,as the intention
evidently was that His Highness should be advised to act in
accordance with a final agreement between the parties to the
Arbitration.
'The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
With
About this item
- Content
Correspondence relating to the Hague Arbitration Tribunal which decided on questions referred to it by Great Britain and France concerning the flying of French flags by dhows in Sur. Before the 2nd January 1892 when the Brussels Conference General Act was ratified France was entitled to authorize vessels belonging to subjects of the Sultan of Muscat to fly the French flag only and be bound by French legislative rules. Includes a list of dhows and dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. owners flying the French flag as well as printed copies of the material submitted to the tribunal and the 'Award of the Arbitration Tribunal appointed to decide on the question of the grant of the French flag to Muscat dhows'. Letters discuss the desire of the British to increase the authority of the Sultan of Muscat in Sur.
Correspondents include Major William George Grey, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Muscat; Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; Foreign Office, London; Saiyid Faisal bin Turki [Fayṣal bin Turkī], Sultan of Muscat; Monsieur Laronce, French Consul, Muscat.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (290 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. An index to the file is given.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are typed, with additions, clarifications and corrections written in pencil. This sequence can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
- Written in
- English, Arabic and French in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
'File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question' [278r] (580/610), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/405, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023528764.0x0000b5> [accessed 7 April 2025]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023528764.0x0000b5
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023528764.0x0000b5">'File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question' [‎278r] (580/610)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023528764.0x0000b5"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00017a/IOR_R_15_1_405_0584.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00017a/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/405
- Title
- 'File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1dv, 2r:184v, 185v:190v, 191v:193v, 194v, 195v:219v, 220v:224v, 224ar:224av, 225r:235v, 237r:246v, 246ar:246fv, 247r:251v, 251ar:251av, 252r:256v, 257v:268v, 270v:281v, 282ar:282bv, 283r:290v, i-r:i-v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence