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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.' [‎84cr] (186/208)

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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5
AKTICLE IV.
The decision of the Tribunal
shall be rendered within thirty
days of its meeting at The
Hague or of the delivery of the
statements which may have
been supplied at its request,
unless, on request of the
Tribunal, the Contracting Parties
shall agree to extend the period.
ARTICLE V.
On all points not covered by
this Agreement, the provisions
of the Convention of The Hague
of the 29th July, 1899, shall
apply.
Done in duplicate at London,
the l oth day of October, 1904.
(L.S.)
(L.S.)
ARTICLE IV.
La decision du Tribunal sera
rendue dans ies trente Jours qui
suivront sa reunion k La Haye
on la remise des explications qui
auraient ^ fournies k sa de-
mande, k moins que, k la re
quite du Tribunal, les Parties
(Jontractantes ne conviennent
de prolonger le d41ai.
ARTICLE V.
Les dispositions de la Conven
tion de La Haye, du 29 Juillet,
1899, s'appliqueront a tons les
points non prlvus par le present
Compromis.
Eait, en double exemplaiie, k
Londres, le 13 Octobre, 1904.
LANSDOWNE.
PAUL CAMBON.
Supplementary Agreement.
T he formation of the Arbitral
Tribunal established by the
Agreement signed at London
on the 13th October, 1904,
having been delayed for some
days by circumstances beyond
the control of the High Con
tracting Parties, the Govern
ment of His Britannic Majesty
and the Government of the
French Republic have agreed
that it is desirable to avail
themselves of the power granted
to them by paragraph 4 of
Article II of the said Agree
ment to extend the period fixed
for the delivery of the Case.
They therefore hereby agree
to fix the 1st Eebruary as the
date on which the Case or
documents shall be delivered
L a constitution du Tribunal
Arbitral institue par le Com
promis sign^ k Londres le
13 Octobre, 1904, ay ant 4t^
retard^e de quelques jours par
suite de circonstances ind^pen-
dantes de la volenti des Hautes
Parties Contractantes, le Gou-
vernement de Sa Majesty Bri-
tannique et le Gouvernement
de la Republique Fran^aise ont
jugd util(f, d'un commun accord,
d'user de la faculty qui leur est
accord^e dans le 4 e paragraphe
de 1'Article II du dit Com
promis de prolonger le ddlai
lix^ pour la remise du M^moire.
lis conviennent, en conse
quence, par les pr^sentes, de
fixer au l er F^vrier la date a
laquelle les membres du Tri-

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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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