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Masqat Arbitration Case.l The
British cases were exchanged by -
sadors of the two Governments throu
Secretary-General of the International Bureau
at the Hague on the 1st February 190o.
14 A supplementary agreement was
signed on the 13th January 1905 by which
the Tribunal is not to assemble at the Hague
earlier than the 15th June.
15. On the 7th March, the Secretary^ of
State was informed that there was no objection
on the part of the Government of India to the
proposals made by the London Foreign Ouice
in regard to the omission of the Sultan’s name
from the British case.
16. On the 10th March, the Secretary of
State telegraphed to the effect that. the
French case claimed very extended limits
for Maskat territory, and that it was desirable
that we should substantiate our view of what
is, and what is not, Maskat territory along the
coast, suggesting the submission of a map
defining the territory. Information was also
asked for regarding the Lowatiyas.
17. On the 14th March, the Government
of India promised a full report on the matter
and also the submission of the required map,
hut added that it seemed preferable, if possible,
to avoid a definition of the Sultan’s territories
in view of the difficulties indicated in
their despatch No. 192-S. Ex., dated 23rd
October 1902, (respecting the ownership of
the Musandim promontory) and that the
discussion of the question should, if possible,
be treated as irrelevant to the issue before
the Hague Tribunal. It seemed advisable
merely to refer to our Treaties with the Trucial
Chiefs mostly of date anterior to the An°do-
French Declaration of 1862; and to explain
that their territories form no part of the domi
nions of the Sultan. On the 20th March, the
Secretary of State was informed that
Lowatiyas are . Khoja emigrants from Sind
and that British protection is apparently
accorded only to those who left Sind after
the British conquest.
a m. ^ 4 ^ e ^ er h as been written by the
Sultan to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , requesting 7 His
Majesty’s Government to represent him at
be Hague Tribunal and making a reCnc!
to a request to that effect made by him eight
months before. J % 11
19 Major Grey reported on the omu
March that the Sultan had declined to reS
from the French Consul a list of dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. -owne *
claiming French protection. He was informed
that if consulted by Sultan, he nmrhf Ji •
him to receive the list wiflmnf & ^T. 1Se
to the question of the French rio'ht to reJU f 1CG
the persons named. ° piotect