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Le GouYemement britaninque a 'laisse, en effet, malgre les demarches de cette Ambassade
poursuivre la procedure contre cet indigene qm se reclamait de ^ t n9tU
appliquer la peine prononc^e par le Tribunal Zanzibante devant lec l u ^ il ^ z dlt & e c ^ tra lult -
(Signe) ' PAUL CAMBON.
No. 7.
The Marquess of Salisbury to Mr. Cave.
Foreign Office, August 17, 1899.
WITH reference to Sir Arthur Hardi.ige's despatch of the 17th June, 1898, I transmit to
you a copy of Ser note from the French Ambassador at this Court respectmg the case of
Seli Tsho"u S lfbe glad to be furnished with any information which you may be able to give in
regard to the statements made by M. Cambon. ^ ^
(Signed) SALISBU RY.
No. 8.
7he Marquess of Salisbury to Mr. Herbert.
Foreign Office, September 11, 1899.
BEFORE the Sultanate of Zanzibar came under the Protectorate of Her Majesty in 1890 the
nrotection by foreign Powers of individuals living in His Highness dominions was exercised
without reference fo any very strict code of rules. To this state of things must no doubt be
•ittributed the relatively large number of cases in which, since the establishment of .he British
Protectorate particular persons have received or have claimed the protection of Emopean
Powers in circumstances which did not appear to Her Majesty s Government to warrant the
withdrawal of such persons from the Sultan's jurisdiction. Many of these cases have foimed the
subiect of correspondence between Her Majesty's Government and foreigm Governments and
between theii' U^resentatives in Zanzibar. Some cases have been settled by compromise, and
not always in accordance with the strict interpretation of the rules which should have govern
fhpm • others are still pending or have settled themselves by efflux ot time.
It is necessary, however, that the protection of individuals by foreign Powers should be
strictly limited to those cases where it can be undoubtedly justified by the Treaties existing
to the question, bave infracted
ttS&fcatsstssA t as? aat ^
Government of the circumstances which have led to the above-mentioned instructions being sent
t0 ^Z^gardsVrlnce 6 . thl^ttention rf Hef MajeUy™ AgTi^t and m the fcst
nlace been drawn to the serious inconvenience occasioned to th ® .S u ^ u % Ad ^ m '
| rall t of French protection who^do no^ to the
bluest rf wh^France is entitled under the operation of the most-favoured-nation clause in our
OWn The Treaty between France and Muscat contains the following Articles :
■'ARTICLE HI.
"Tes Francais auront la faculte d'acbeter, de vendre, ou de prendre a bail, des terns,
Les 1 lanjais aur Altesse le Sultan de Mascate. Nul de pourra, sous
rin^teX plnitrer dans les maisons. magasiim, et autres propriety, possedes ou oocupes par
des^ranclis ou par &<* P^mnes an service des Fran S ais, m es visiter sans le consentement de
r leur volout. dans les
Etats du Sultan de Mascate.
"ARTICLE IV.
"Les suiets de Son Altesse le Sultan de Mascate qui seraient au service des Francis
iouirout de la meme protection que les Francaia eux-memes; mais si les aujets de Son Altesse
sont convaincus<lequel que crim'e on infractiL punissable par a oidsseront congedies par les
Francais an service desquels lis se trouvent, et livres aux autontes locales.