'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [‎9r] (22/228)

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(c) on the above specified condition, the
Government of India to guarantee
a monthly customs revenue of
20,000 dollars, any balance in the
Sultan’s favour being also handed
over to him;
(d) that the present head of the customs
should continue to be employed as
a deputy; and
(e) that the above arrangement he ter
minable at one year’s notice by
either side.
It was suggested that, if His Majesty’s
Government sanctioned the proposals, 10,000
dollars might he paid at once on account and
10,000 dollars on the day when the new head
took over charge; the amount being recovered
later.
Pending the settlement of the above ques
tion that of opening a branch of the National
Bank of India at Maskat has been deferred
(vide paragraph 9 of the Memorandum for
January).
9. As under article 1 of the Anglo-French
Maskat Arbitration Agreement, each party has
to nominate one Arbitrator, the French
Kepublic have chosen Mons. de Jonkheer de
Savourin Lohman, Member of the Second
Chamber of the States-General of the Nether
lands, while His Majesty’s Government have
nominated Mr. Melville W. Fuller, Chief
Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
The dato for the delivery of the cases was
postponed until the 1st February. The
choice of an umpire is to be left to the
Arbitrators (vide paragraph 8 of Memo
randum for January). The Secretary of State
telegraphed (18th February) that as the French
Government had objected to the Sultan of
Maskat being introduced into the British case
as a party to the discussion, it was proposed to
exclude his name from future documents, while
maintaining that the terms of the reference
indicate that the Sultan is the party primarily
interested, that he has a moral right to be
heard either directly or by entrusting his case
to one of the parties to the arbitration,
and that he entrusted the case to the British
Government spontaneously, and not under
pressure.
10. Major Grey has refused a request
by M. Goguyer for the issue of instructions
to the British Indian Steam Navigation Com
pany’s steamer to carry certain arms and
ammunition to Koweit for a private individual.
11. Koweit and Nejd .—On the 9th Feb
ruary, the Minister at Tehran was instructed by
His Majesty’s Government to endeavour to ob
tain from the Persian Government, for natives
of Koweit, the same privileges as are conceded
to Afghans. Sir A. Hardinge replied (17th