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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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[921
FRANCISATION OF NATIVE VESSELS.
•'Coucluakms His Majesty's Government protest against the
Oompleineataires" matter introduced in the "Conclusions
Complementaires" under this heading. The
charge advanced against the British authorities
in the East Africa Protectorate is absolutely
irrelevant to the question under what condition
and in what circumstances francisation Jias been
accorded by French Colonial authorities to native
boats, and its introduction cannot be palliated by
the reservation in the French " Memoire" and
" Contre-Memoire " of the right to supply. u indi
cations complementaires " to the Tribunal on the
subject.
His Majesty's Government have learned with
great surprise that the French Government offer
to produce to the Tribunal two licenses to fly
the Zanzibar flag granted by British authorities
in the East African Protectorate to natives
residing at Sur. His Majesty's Government are
quite unaware of the existence of any such
documents, and assert that no such practice
prevails in the case of any British authorities in
East Africa. If the licenses in question are
produced to His Majesty's Government the cir
cumstances will be strictly inquired into, and if
it is found that such licenses were issued by any
British official under circumstances in any wa3 r
similar to those under which the French Colonial
authorities have granted licenses to Suris,
measures will promptly be taken to mark the
sense of His Majesty's Government of the im
propriety of any such conduct. In the meantime
His Majesty's Government are unable to accept
the assertion made on p. 19 of the " Conclusions
Gomplementaires " that such licenses have been
issued, and protest against the attempt now made
at the last moment to involve the Tribunal in an
irrelevant inquiry of this sort.
The statement made under this head is an
absolutely new fact.

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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.'
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front, back, spine , edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:50v, 50ar:50av, 51r:59v, 59ar:59av, 60r:84v, 84ar:84cv, 85r:93v, back-i
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