'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.' [4v] (17/208)
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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4
*' ARTICLE III.
"The Tribunal will meet
at The Hague within a
fortnight of the delivery of
the Arguments.
" Each Party shall be
represented by one Agent.
" The Tribunal may, if
they shall deem further
elucidation with regard to
any point necessary, re
quire
Collection of papers folded in half and stitched together to form a gathering of folios.
from either Agent an
oral or written statement,
but in such case the other
Party shall have the right
to reply.
"ARTICLE III.
" Le Tribunal se reunira
a La Haye dans la quin-
zaine de la remise des
Arguments.
" Chaque Partie sera
representee par un Agent.
" Le Tribunal pourra, s'il
juge necessaire de plus
amples eclaircissements en
ce qui regarde un point
quelconque, demander, b,
chaque Agent, une expli
cation orale ou par ecrit;
mais, en pareil cas, I'autre
Partie aura le droit de
repliquer.
"ARTICLE IV.
" The decision of the
Tribunal shall be rendered
within thirty days of its
meeting at The Hague or
of the delivery of the state
ments which may have
been supplied at its re
quest, unless, on the re
quest of the Tribunal, the
Contracting Parties shalj
agree to extend the period,
"ARTICLE V.
" On all points not
covered by this Agreement,
the provisions of the Con
vention of The Hague of
the 29th July, 1899, shall
apply.
f 'Done in duplicate at
London, the 13th day of
October, 1904.
" (Signed)
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DOW
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NE."
"ARTICLE IV.
" La decision du Tribunal
sera rendue dans les trente
jours qui suivront sa re
union & La Haye ou la
remise des explications qui
auraient ete fournies k sa
demande, ^ moins que, &
la requite du Tribunal, les
Parties Contractantes ne
conviennent de prolonger
le delai.
" ARTICLE V.
<f Les dispositions de la
Convention de La Haye
du 29 Juillet, 1899, s'appli-
queront a tous les points
non prevus par le present
Compromis.
" Fait, en double exem-
plaire, a Londres, le IS
Octobre, 1904.
"(Signe)
"PAUL CAMBON."
[In enteriDg into the said Agreement, the
Government of the United Kingdom has, at the
request of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat,
charged itself with presenting before this Court
all facts and conclusions with reference to the
effect on His Highness' subjects of the grant to
them of the Prench flag.]
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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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- '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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