'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.' [‎75v] (163/208)

(No. 2.)
L ist of Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. -owners supposed by French te be under their protection, which was submitted to
.His Highness the SSultan by the French Vice-Consul at Muscat on March 25, 1905, and
declined by the former.
1.
Mali ome d-bin-Ab dull ah-bin^S ul tan.
14.
Salim-bin-Thabit.
2.
Ali-bin-Salim-bin-Rashid.
15.
Abdullah-bin-Mahomed Walad Kuthir.
3*.
Abdullah-bin-Khamis-bin-Ali.
16,
Mubarak-bin-Ahmed Walad Razaik.
4.
Abdullah-bin-Khamis-bin-Masallam.
17.
Ali-bin-Salim Walad Tahib.
5.
Salem-bin-Saleem Walad Suhaili.
18.
x \bdullah-bin-Saeed.
6.
Juma-bin-Saeed Walad Bilal.
19.
Salim-bin-Juma.
7.
Salim-bin-Bakhit.
20.
Ahmed-bin-Saeed.
8.
Rashid-bin-Khamis.
21.
Saiyid Bakhari-bin-Saiyid Ahmed.
9.
Salim-bin-Abdullah-bin-Javaid.
22.
Hodeid-bin-Nasib.
10.
Salim-bin-Mahomed.
23.
Seif-bin-Suleiman.
11.
Saiyid Ali-bin-Ahmed.
24.
Rashid-bin-Mahomed.
12.
Salim-bin-Masallam.
25.
Abdullah-bin-Mubarak.
13.
Salim-bin-Saad,
26.
Masallam-bin-Ahmed.
About 56 boats ; about 1,060 men forming crews.
APPENDIX 13.
From British Consul, Muscat, to Secretary of State for India
(Extract.) April 19, 1905.
AS regards evasion of customs duties by dhows sailing under French flag, I beg to submit
the following specific cases They are a few out of very great number, and are taken from the
Customs records.
The names of the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. owners are in the French list ;—
(1.) Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. owned by Salim-bin-Thabit, of the Makaua section of the Jennebeh tribe, captain's
name Mahomed, landed at Siir in month of January last 759 bags of rice, but only paid duty on
150, the amount manifested for Siir.
(2.) A dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. belonging to AbduHa-bin-Khamis-bin-Ali. of the same section and tribe as
(1), name ot captain Ibrahim, arrived at Siir in same month with 1,000 bags of rice, all of which
were landed there. The owner had only 200 manifested for Siir, and declined to pay duty on
more, although remainder were landed publicly.
(3.) Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. owned by Abdulla-bin-Khamis-bin-Musallam, of same section and tribe, captain's
name Kharais, landed at Siir in January last 1,600 bags of rice, also seven l ags of coffee and two
packages of piece goods, but paid duty on 277 bags of rice only, representing that remainder
were not manifested for Siir.
(4.) A dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. belonging to Mubarak-bin-Ahmad, of the Gherama section of the Jennebeh
tribe, with a captain named Mahomed, landed 1,400 bags of rice at Siir in same month, but
owner only paid duty on 210 bags, the amount manifested for Siir.
APPENDIX 14.
-(No. 1.)
The Marquess of Salisbury to Sir E. Monsoru
Foreign Office, February 27, 1899.
1 HE r rench Ambassador called to-day with reference to the question of a French coaling
station at Muscat. His Excellency said that the French Government accepted our reading of the
Ireaty of 1862, that neither -State might accept any cession or lease of Muscat territory. He
moreover withdrew the suggestion he had made a week ago that France should keep the grant
ot Bunder Gisseli under a formal assurance that it involved no territorial right. His Excellency
stated, however, that it was necessary for his Government to be able to procure coal in these
waters, and they accordingly proposed to establish a coal depot on exactly the same terms as our
own, that is to say, on sufferance. But he requested that the British Consul at Muscat might be
infonned that this was being done with the assent of Her Majesty's Government, as otherwise
the Imaum might object to the arrangement
I replied that I must in the first instance consult the Government of India, and that I would
at once request the Secretary of State for India to communicate with the Viceroy on the subieet
by telegraph. J
I am, &c.
(Signed) SALISBURY.