"الملف 35/85 III A 10 مسألة الأعلام الفرنسية" [و‎‎٤‎٧] (٦١٠/١٠٤)

« 2. By her adhesion to the XXXIItid Article of the Brussels Act of 1890
France is under an international obligation not to Ff ^ ^
to any native vessel unless its owner, at the time of grant, is ( )
citizen, oris (6) a French protege by reason of his being a subject of a State
under French protection. >
"3. France is equally debarred by the Dcdaration of l 8 62 from with-
drawina any snbiect of the Sultan of Muscat from the jurisdiction of the Sultan
bv the Irant of French flags or papers, and the practice which prevailed up
June 1900 of making such grants trenches on the independence of the Sultan.
« 4 No subiect of the Sultan, by accepting French papers or flags acquires
any immunity from the Sultan's jurisdiction in the territories or territorial
waterTrf Omaa either for himself or for the crew of any ship commanded or
owned by him, or for any member of his family or for any of his employes.
« 5 On the death of the owner of a vessel in respect of which a French
one of personal status. #
•' R A Hire empowering the flying of the French flag must be granted in
respect rf a plrticSar vessel! and cLnot be used by the holder m respect of any
other. „ _
"7 France should, with all reasonable despatch, erase from her marine
Trench flags and papers now held by any such subjects.
«8 In all cases in which Prance still claims as subject or P* ot ^ a ny
or protege of France.
APPENDIX 1.
Notification of Bis Highness
[ Vernacular.\
(Signature of the Sultan.)
APPENDIX 2.
17 j Tim in 7? TidTdnce, Fvench Consul at 31u&cat %
MMoomC^ of lebk Muscat,
(After compliments.) ^ ^ Tesg el belonging to Salim-bin-
I have already our protection, and the said person applied