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The record is made up of 1 volume (102 folios). It was created in 1904?-1905?. It was written in English 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. .

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[1418]
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&
Majesty the King of Italy.
The Arbitrators and the
Umpire shall not be sub
jects or citizens of either
of the High Contracting
Parties, and shall be chosen
from among the members
of the Hague Tribunal.
Majeste le Roi d'ltalie.
Les Arbitres et le Sur-
Arbitre ne seront pas sujets
ou citoyens de I'une ou
I'autre des Hautes Parties
Contractantes et seront
choisis parmi les membres
de la Cour de La Haye.
' ARTICLE II.
" Each of the High Con
tracting Parties shall, with
in three months from the
signature of this Agree
ment, deliver to each mem
ber of the Tribunal hereby
constituted, and to the
other Party, a written or
printed Case setting forth
and arguing its claims, and
a written or printed file
containing the documents
or any other evidence in
writing or print on which
it relies,
" Within three months
after the delivery of the
above-mentioned Cases,
each of the High Contract
ing Parties shall deliver to
each member of the Tri
bunal, and to the other
Party, a written or printed
Counter-Case, with the
documents which support
it.
" Within one month after
the delivery of the Counter-
Cases, each Party may de
liver to each Arbitrator
and to the other Party a
written or printed argu
ment in support of its con
tentions.
" The time fixed by this
Agreement for the delivery
of the Case, Counter-Case,
and Argument may be ex
tended by the mutual con
sent of the High Contract
ing Parties.
« ARTICLE II.
" Chacune des Hautes
Parties Contractantes
devra, dans un delai de
trois mois apres la signa
ture du present Compro-
mis, remettre a chaque
membre du Tribunal con-
stitue par les presentes, et
k I'autre Partie, un Memoire
ecrit ou imprime exposant
et motivant sa reclamation
et un dossier ecrit ou im
prime contenant les docu
ments ou toutes autres
pieces probantes ecrites ou
imprimees sur lesquelles il
e'appuie.
" Dans les trois mois de
la remise des dits Memoires,
chacune des Hautes Parties
remettra a chaque membre
du Tribunal et h I'autre
Partie un Contre-Memoire
eerit ou imprime, avec les
pieces & Fappuie.
" Dans le mois de la re
mise des Contre-Memoires,
chaque Partie pourra re
mettre a chaque Arbitre et
a PautrePartie des conclu
sions ecrites ou imprimees
k I'appui des propositions
qu'elle aurait mises en
avant.
"Les delais fixes par le
present Compromis pour la
remise du Memorie, du
Confcre-Memorie, et des
conclusions pourront etre
prolonges d'un commun
accord par les Parties Con-
tractante?.

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This file consists of a number of printed reports relating to the arbitration over the granting of French flags to Muscat dhows:

  • A printed report in 1904 by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, relating to the arbitration on the issue of French flags to Omani dhows. An agreement between Britain and France in 1862 committed both governments to respect the independence of the Sultan of Muscat.
  • Reply on behalf of the Government of His Britannic Majesty to the Supplementary Conclusions, presented on behalf of the Government of the French Republic and admitted by the tribunal on July 25, 1905.
  • The verdict (in French) of the arbitration tribunal.
  • Treaty Series (No. 3, 1905) - Agreements between the United Kingdom and France referring to arbitration the question of the grant of the French flag to Muscat Dhows.
  • The section on the geography of Oman (ff 58-59A) discusses the French claim with reference to Kiepert's map of 1850. Includes a sketch map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Arabian Coast (folio 91A).
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1 volume (102 folios)
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Description: The foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Foliation errors: 1, and 1A; 50, and 50A; 59, and 59A; 84, and 84A-C; 88, and 88A; 91, and 91A. Pagination: A number of original typed pagination sequences are also located in the file.

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Title
'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.'
Pages
front, back, spine , edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:50v, 50ar:50av, 51r:59v, 59ar:59av, 60r:84v, 84ar:84cv, 85r:93v, back-i
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