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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.' [‎39r] (86/208)

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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[733]
G
THE EFFECT OF " FRANCISATION."
It is now proposed to consider wliat France
claims to be the result, in Oman, of tlie
francisation of an Arab dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. owned by an
Omani. Consideration has already been given
to the French claim of exclusive or concurrent
rights to police vessels flying the French flag
in Oman waters. But it is also necessary to
deal with the effect claimed on land.
It is submitted that it is clear beyond all
controversy that a grant to a vessel of the right
to fly the French flag confers on the owner, master,
and crew when on shore no immunity whatever
from the jurisdiction of the local Sovereign.
M^moire," p. 28. ^ * S ^ m P oss ^ e to a ^ ow the claim which appears
to be put forward by France that the owners and
master and crew of any dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. under the French
flag are entitled to the same exterritoriality as
Frenchmen, and that this privilege extends to the
members of their family in direct line.
No authority for any such claim has been put
forward ; it is opposed to every principle of law.

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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.' [‎39r] (86/208), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/406, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024085266.0x000057> [accessed 22 March 2025]

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