'Muscat Dhows Arbitration. In the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague. Grant of the French Flag to Muscat Dhows. The case on behalf of the Government of His Britannic Majesty.' [‎3v] (15/208)

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" And whereas diflScul-
ties as to the scope of that
Declaration have arisen in
relation to the issue, by
the French Republic, to
certain subjects of His
Highness the Sultan of
Muscat of papers authoriz
ing them to fly the French
flag, and also as to the
nature of the privileges
and immunities claimed by
subjects of His Highness
who are owners or masters
of dhows and in possession
of such papers or are mem
bers of the crew of such
dhows and their families,
especially as to the manner
in which such privileges
and immunities affect the
jurisdiction of His High
ness the Sultan over his
said subjects :
" The Undersigned, be
ing duly authorized there
to by their respective Go
vernments, hereby agree
that these questions shall
be determined by reference
to arbitration, in accord
ance with the provisions of
Article I of the Convention
concluded between the two
countries on the 14th Oc
tober last, and that the
decision of The Hague Tri
bunal shall be final.
" It is also hereby agreed
as follows
"ARTICLE I,
*' Each of the High Con
tracting Parties shall nomi
nate one Arbitrator, and
these two Arbitrators shall
together choose an Um
pire ; if they cannot agree
within one month from the
date of their appointment,
the choice of an Umpire
shall be entrusted to His
"Attendu que des diffi-
cultes se sont elevees sur
la portee de cette Declara
tion relativement a la
delivrance, par la Repu-
blique Fran^aise, a certains
sujets de Sa Hautesse le
Sultan de Mascate de
pieces les autorisant &
arborer le pavilion Fran-
9ais, ainsi qu'au sujet de la
nature des privileges et
immnnites revendiques par
les sujets de Sa Hautesse,
propdetaires ou command
ants de boutres (' dhows')
qui sont en possession de
semblables pieces ou qui
sont membres de I'eqnipage
de ces boutres et leurs
families, particulifcrement
en ce qui concerne le mode
suivant lequel ces privi
leges et ces immunites
affectent le droit de juri-
diction de Sa Hautesse le
Sultan sur ses dits sujets:
Les Soussignes dument
autorises a cet effet par
leurs Gouvernements re-
spec tifs, conviennent, par
les presentes, que ces diffi-
cultes seront tranchees par
voie d'arbitrage conform^-
ment a 1'Article I de
la Convention intervenue
entre les deux pays, le 14!
Octobre dernier, et que la
decision du Tribunal de La
Haye sera definitive.
<f II est aussi convenu
par les presents de se qui
suit:—
"ARTICLE I-
/
11 Chacune des Hautes
Parties Contractantes nom_
mera un Arbitre, et ces
deux Arbitres ensemble
choisiront un Sur-Arbitre ;
si, dans le delai d'un mois
a partir de leur nomination,
ils ne peuvent tomber
d'accord, le choix d'un Sur-
Arbitre sera confie a Sa