"الملف 35/85 IV A 11 التحكيم الخاص بمراكب الداو الشراعية في مسقط" [و‎‎٨‎٧] (٤٩٢/١٦٩)

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S. Although these concessions may not be agreeable
to His Highness the Sultan, It is understood that the dhow
owners mentioned in the list have no power of transferring
their personal rights in respect of dhows owned either
wholly or in part by themselves to any one else whether
by devolution or otherwise. I am to call attention to
this understanding beacuse the remarks of His Majesty's
Consul at Muscat on the list presented to him by the French
Consul indicate that the listed dhow owner possess^ only
a share in some of the listed dhows, and it is presumes
that the death of the listed dhow owner will extinguish
the rights which^is partners, if any, may have derived
from him during his lifeztime under his authority to fly
the French flag.
4. Mr. Morley would, however, commend to Sir E.
Grey^ favourable consideration the suggestions of the
Government of India that, when the transfer of a flag
from one dhow to another belonging to the same owner is
authorised, the French Consul should be required to
notify the fact irmiediately to the Sultan, and similarly
to furnish an annual list of flag -holders and their dhows.
The French Government might also be asked to instruct
their Consul to inform British colleague, as a matter
of courtesy, of the notifications made to the Sultan on
the subject. This procedure will go far to prevent any