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any revival of the misunderstandings which in the past
have tended to disturb the situation at Muscat.
5, Article^of the Pro jet de raises the
question of jurisdiction in the case of offences committed
on the high seas and in Muscat territorial waters. The
question was discussed in Sir E. OorsVs letter of Pth
February 1906, and it seems desirable that the views of
His Majesty's Government as expressed in that letter ■»*
should now be stated to the French Government.
6. It may be well in conclusion to advert to the
case of the six dhow owners in Zanzibar, referred to in
my letter of the 14th February last, who were claim^as
French Proteges under the Agreement of 13th May 1904.
In view of the proposals which are made in this letter
Mr. Morley would leave it to Sir E. Grey to decide whether
the decision arrived at in Sir E. Gorst's letter of the
27th February last might not now be modified, and the
owners of these dhows placed in the same position as the
Muscati dhow owners.
The Under Secretary of State,
Foreign Office.
I have, etc..
Sd/- A. Godley,