"التحكيم في قضية مراكب الداو الشراعية في مسقط. محكمة التحكيم الدائمة في لاهاي. السماح برفع الأعلام الفرنسية على مراكب الداو الشراعية في مسقط. القضية بالنيابة عن الحكومة البريطانية". [و‎‎٣] (٢٠٨/١٤)

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MUSCAT DHOWS ARBITRATION
THE CASE
ON BEHALF OF THE GOVEENMENT OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY,
PREFACE.
ON the 14tli day of October, 1903y a Convention
was signed in London by the Representatives of
Great Britain and France providing for the
settlement by abritration of certain classes of
questions which might arise between the two
Governments.
Appendix No. I. The full text of the Convention is set out in
the Appendix to this Case.
On the 13th day of October, 1904, a second
Agreement was signed in London by^ the Repre
sentatives of Great Britain and France, referring
to arbitration, in accordance with Article I of the
Convention of the 14th October, 1903, certain
difficulties which had arisen as to the scope of a
reciprocal Declaration made on the 10th day of
March, 1902, by Great Britain and France,
whereby the Governments of the said Powers
engaged reciprocally to respect the independence
of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat. The full
text of the said Agreement is as follows :—
'' Agreement between Great Britain and France? referring
to Arlitration the Bight of certain Muscat Dhows to
Hy the Trench Flag, fyc, Signed at London, October 13,
1904.
"W hereas the Govern- A ttendtt que le Gou-
meht of His Britannic vernement de Sa Majeste
Majesty and that of the Britannique efc le Gou-
French Bepviblio have vernement Pran9ais ont
thought it right, by the juge convenable, par la
Declaration of the 10th Declaration du 10 Mars,
March, 1862, 'to engage 1862, f de s'engager reci-
reeiprocally to respect the proquement a respecter
independence 7 of Hie High- rindependance J de Sa
ness the Sultan of Muscat: Hautesse le Sultan de
Mascate: