'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.' [‎68v] (149/208)

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Nous, Commissaire de riuEcription Maritime a Majungo, declarons que le boutre " Salamn,"
d un tonnage de 14 tonneaux, appartenant a Amed-ben-Abdullah, r^sidant a Majungo, commando
par Abdullah-ben-Maliomed, a le droit de naviguer sous pavilion Frai^ais pour faire la naviga
tion sur la cote de Madagascar et les iles avoisinants, avec la faculte d'avoir un equipage compose
d'etrangers. Le present titre est valable pour un an.
En consequence le Gouverneinent de la Republique Fran^aise prie, requiert tous Souverains,
Etats annexes et allies de la France et leurs subordonnes, ordonne a tous I'onctionnaires publics,
commandants de batiments de I'fitat et tous antres qu'il appartiendra, de laisser surement et
librement passer le dit navire sans lui faire souffrir qu'il lui soit fait aucun trouble on empeche-
ment, mais, an contraire, de lui donner toute faveur, secours on assistance partout oil besoin sera.
Fait a Majungo, le 10 Juillet, 1895.
Le Commissaire de I'lnscription Maritime,
(L.S) (Signe) ,
Oflice Memorandum of " Saad's " Papers.
Papers issued at Zanzibar Consulate owned bj Mibsami Nouli, of Great Comoro.
Issued on the 17tli February, 189(5.
I or one year, to trade African coast, Madagascar coast, Gulf of Oman.
(Signed) F. G. B.
September 29, 1896.
APPENDIX 4.
Copy of a Letter addressed to the British Consul-General at Bushwe hy His Highness the Sultan of
Muscat, dated 14^/i Muharrum, 1322 (21^ March, 1905).
(After compliments^)
I HAVE the honour to make a reference to j-ou regarding the 30 persons from among my
subjects whom the Frendh Government -claim to protect, together with their dhows and the
. , i • - identity,
instance, one ot them is quoted as " Juma-bin-Saeed" and his dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. the " Fateh-el-Khair " and
i , 1 !• • w- ^ j rw » • a. t/jljl i vi l.** /
eacli person named in the list, with opportunities for the production of witnesses and documents,
T cannot admit that any single one'ot those mentioned is entitled to French protection. Accor
dingly, it has been necessary to inform you to that effect.
Ihe details which I require in regard to the claimants are as follows :—
The individual's name, such as Mubarak (bin).
His father's name, „ Salim (bin).
His grandfather's name, „ Mahomed.
His nickname, if any „ " El Katheree."
His clan or sub-tribe ,, Fowaris.
His tribe „ Jennebeh.
lhat is Mubarak-bin-Salim-bin-Mahomed El Katheree Clan Fowaris, Tribe Jennebeh. I beg: vou
Avill obtain this information for me, and communicate it to me.
Apart from the above request, I note that among the individuals named on this list whose
names 1 recognize as belonging to persons whom 1 can identify (as claiming French protection)
are included several persons long since dead. How can the French Government include such i/i
m their list ?
Those to whom I refer are three in number—
(1) Salim-bin-Mahomed Al Badi (No. 93 on French list).
(2) Seleem-bin-Thabet (No. 14 „ )
(3) Ahmed-bin-Saaed (No. 22 „ ", " )*
This is what had to be explained, and Salaam.
Datfid A Afh m j moo (Signed) FE1SAL BIN TURKI,
Dated UthMuharrum, 1322. Stdtan MvmaL