"الملف 35/85 IV A 11 التحكيم الخاص بمراكب الداو الشراعية في مسقط" [و‎‎٦‎٥] (٤٩٢/١٢٥)

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AUABIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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Seo/;,India Office, Xondon, lTo.18
dated 4th r -Ia7 1906. ") ta
[April 17.]
S iction 2.
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No. 1.
Sir Edward Grey to Sir F. Bertie.
(No. 226.)
Foreign Office, April 17, 1906.
THE French Minister made to-day a communication to the following effect
regarding the Muscat Arbitration Award :—
The negotiations between M. Laronce, French Consul at Muscat, and Major Grey,
His Majesty's Consul, relative to the application and interpretation of the Award of the
8th August, 1905, appeared to have settled the difficulties which had originally arisen.
The French Government were therefore very anxious that His Majesty's Government
should accept the list of French dhow-owners drawn up by their Consul, and delivered
to the British Consul on the 4th ultimo.
M. Geoffray added that M. Laronce had inserted in this document the names of
certain Arabs who were included in the Agreement signed at London on the 13th May,
1904, regarding the Zanzibari dhow-owners. These natives were, indeed, wrongfully
claimed by the Sultan of Muscat as his subjects, and it was advisable to guard against
any incident arising in the future with regard to them.
I am, &c.
(Signed) EDWARD GREY.
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