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'File 35/85 IV A 11 Muscat Dhows Arbitration' [‎9r] (20/492)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (247 folios). It was created in 21 Apr 1906-21 Mar 1909. It was written in English and Arabic. 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. .

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X.
10
v-
Pro jet. de reglemerrD concernant,
application de la sentence pro-
^ noncee par le 'Tribunal Arbitral de
la Haye le 3 Aout» 1905.
Remarks by iiis Majesty's Consul
at Muscat upon the French Consul's
plan for applying the sentence of
the Court of Arbitration.
Article 1.
Les sujets du Sultan
qui sont autorises a I'avenir a
arborer le pavilion francais sur
leurs navires jouissent dans 1'Omar
du meme traitement et des memes
droits que tous les autres sujets
de Sa iiautesse.
Article 2 . En principe les per
sonnes autorises a arborer le pa
vilion francais sur leurs navires
sont celles dont la liste a ete
dressee par le Consulat de France
a Mascate, et remise au Consulat
d'Angleterre le 4. Mars 1906, a
moins de modifications pouvant
resulter du deces ces personnes ou
de retrait par la France de 1'au-
torisation.
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Article Les proprietaires
de boutres battant pavilion fran
cais
"
2. . Impossible, as, supposing
every owner to have received au
thorisation for one dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. between
136S and 1392 (for which we are
obliged to take the word of the
French) only those would be entitled
to retain it who had actually the
same boat sailing under a French
flag at the time the iiague sentence
was pronounced, and his number of
boats could not be increased subse
quently according to our reading of
the terms of the award (vide Mr.
Graham's despatch of 3th August 1905
to which I was referred for guidance
"by the Government of India in their
telegraii 'i201 E,B. of 21st November
3 ist).and my list and remarks on
that of the French..
There would be no objection
to the proprietors selling their
dhows
I

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Correspondence relating to the arbitration concerning the flying of French flags on dhows in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. Letters discuss how the British and French agreed on a list of persons entitled to fly French flags and implications for relationship with the Sultan of Muscat. The file contains a table with a list of all the dhows and their proprietors (folios 14 to 19). 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; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. , London; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.

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1 volume (247 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. At the front of the file is listed 'Index to file 35/85 Vol. IV A11. Principal papers only'.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use is the sequence of numbers appearing in a circle in the top right hand corner of each folio.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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