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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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"If the person in respect of whom the inquiry is
held come within the conditions for registration laid
down in Article I, he mxy, if not yet registered forth
with be registered as a British subject and provided
with a certificate of registration at Her Britannic
Mijesty's Consulate; otherwise he shall be recognized
as falling under Siamese jurisdiction, and, if already on
the lists of Her Britannic Majesty's Consulate, his name
shall be erased.
"In witness whereof the Undersigned have signed
the same in duplicate and have affiled thereto their
seals at Bangkok, on the 29th day of November, 1899,
of the Christian era, corresponding to the 118th year
of Ratanakosindr.
(Seal.)
(Signed) "GEORGE GREVILLE.
(Seal.)
(Signed) "DEVAWONGSE VAROPRAKAR."
On reference to the 1st Article, it will be seeii
that persons of Asiatic descent are not entitled to
be registered as British subjects in Siam unless—
(1.) Born within His Majesty's dominions;
(2.) Naturalized in the United Kingdom.
(3.) Born within the territory of feudatory or
allied Princes, or States in British India.
The fact of registration is not conclusive (see
Article III), and provision is made for settling by
j oint inquiry the right of any person to hold a
certificate of registration, and the burden of
proof of the validity of the certificate, is thrown
on the holder.
Great Britain is fully aware of the difficulties
created by what is termed "double nationality,"
and it is specifically provided by " The Naturaliza
tion Act, 1870," 33 & 34 Yict., cap. 14, sec. 7,
para. 3, that—>
"An alien to whom a certificate of naturalization is
granted shall not, when he was within the limits of the
foreign State of which he was a subject previously to
obtaining his certificate of naturalization, be deemed to
be a British subject unless he has ceased to be a subject
of that State in pursuance of the laws thereof or in
pursuance of a Treaty to that effect."
This legislation is in strict accordance with
modern views as to nationality, recognizing the
authority of the original Sovereign in his own
territory, and claiming to protect the naturalized
persons only in countries of which he has never
been a subject.
[733] E 2

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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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