"الملف 35/85 IV A 11 التحكيم الخاص بمراكب الداو الشراعية في مسقط" [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٦] (٤٩٢/٤٠٢)

From FAISAL bin TUR^I.
To all who may see it/..
Whereas in i/ime pasti difficult/ies had arisen in my
dominions on accouni. of T.he issue of papers by t/he French Govern
ment iiO certain of my subjects authorising them to fly the French
flag on their dhows, I had requested the English Government to
regulate and settle the matter with that of the French. The
two Governments referred the general question to the Court of
Arbitration at the Hague, and the judgment of that Court was as
foilows : -
!•- Before the 1st Januarys 1S92 France was entitled to
authorise vessels belonging to subjects of His Highness the
Sultan of Muscat to fly the French flag, only bound by her
own legislation and administrative rules;
2.- Owners of dhows who before 1S92 have been authorised
by France to fly the French flag, retain this authorisation
as long as France renews it to the grantee;
Alter Snd January 1B&2, France was not entitled to
authorise vessels belonging to subjects of His Highness the
Sultan of Muscat to fly the French flag, except on condition
that their owners or fitters out had established or should
establish that they had been considered and treated by-
France as her "proteges'- before the year 1~GZ;
;>hows of Muscat authorised as aforesaid to fly the
trench flag are entitled in the territorial waters of Muscat
to