'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.' [‎58v] (127/208)

and it will be found on reference to the maps in
the Erencli Case that, while Kiepert's map, dated
in 1850, marks the territory as if it belonged to
Oman, the Erench official map marks no territory
on the Persian coast as belonging to Oman.
Gwadur, which is mentioned in the French
Case (p. 35), is an enclave on the confines of
Persia and Beluchistan, which has for over 100
years formed part of the dominions of the Sultan
of Muscat, to whom it was granted by the Khan
of Khelat. It extends for a radius of one stage
(about 10 or 15 miles from the town of Gwadur).
In this territory is a station of the Indo-Enropean
telegraph, but it has never been occupied by
Great Britain. The French Case (p. 38) states
that English troops were landed on various
occasions, notably in 1896, at Gwadur, for the
purpose of repressing disturbances in Beluchistan,
without any previous intimation to the Vali or
the Sultan. His Majesty's Government have
been unable to ascertain on what foundation this
assertion is based. It is true that in 1896 a
small body of men was landed at Gwadur in
order to serve as an escort to Sir T. Holdich's
mission for demarcating the Perso-Baluch
frontier. The matter was not one of sufficient
importance to call for any communication to the
Sultan, but due notice had been given by tele
graph to the British Native Assistant at the
port, and all necessary arrangements were made
by him with the authorities.
His Majesty's Government are not aware of
other occasions on which British troops have been
landed at Gwadur. It is to be noted that in the
Erench Case Hhofar and Gwadur are spoken of
together, though they are on different sides of the
Gulf of Oman.
Passins? now to the dominions of the Sultan
of Muscat in Arabia, it is necessary to premise
that neither the coast-line nor the Hinter
land of his territory has ever been delimited
or accurately ascertained. The boundaries
of that territory (and particularly the inland
boundary) are not relevant to the present
controversy, but inasmuch as allegations are
made in the Erench Case (pp. 35-38) with
reference to encroachments alleged to have been
made on the Sultan's dominions by Great Britain,
it is proper to deal with the question of boundaries
so far as is necessary to meet these allegations.
The southern limit on the coast line of Arabia
reached by the Sultan's dominions is near Has