"الملف 35/85 IV A 11 التحكيم الخاص بمراكب الداو الشراعية في مسقط" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٤] (٤٩٢/٢٨١)

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No. 3539*
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(Received on 25th March 1907 with Political Secretrry'c
letter, No. 10 # dpted the 8th Msrch 1907).
F«rel|rn Office to Indi^ Office.
February 16th 1907.
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Sir.
I fim directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 30th ultimo relative to the
application of the Maskat Dhows Arbitration Award, in which it
ia suggested that certrin questions in connection with the
French claim that Omtnis In the service of French citizens
are entitled under the Treaty of 1844 to fly the French flag
should be referred to the Law Officers of the Crown for their
•pinion.
Sir E. Grey's attention has been called to the f^ct that
it is not clear from Monsieur Cambon's memorandum of the 5th
of November last what is the exact nature rnd scope of tne
claim now advanced by the French Government and he is of
•pinion that it would be desirable, before proceeding further,
to endeavour to obtain from them an explicit statement of the
point in question.
I am to enquire whether the Secretary of St>te for India
concurs in this view and, if so, whether he approves the terms
of a proposed cominunication to Monsieur Cambon on the subject,
copy of which in draft tzvm form is herewith annexed.
I am, etc.,
Sd/- E. Gorst.
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