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The record is made up of 1 volume (102 folios). It was created in 1904?-1905?. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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~r de Son Altesse sont convaincus de quelque crime ou
infraction punissable par la loi, ils seront congedies par
les Fran9ais au service desquels ils se trouveiaient, et
livres aux authorites locales.
4. When this Treaty was concladed the
dominions of the Sultan of Muscat included the
August 6, 1890. territories of Zanzibar, which became an inde
pendent Sultanate in 1856, and in 1890 fell under
* the Protectorate of Great Britain, in virtue of
arrangements made with Erance and Germany.
5. The Sultan of Muscat has also from time
to time concluded Treaties of Friendship and
Commerce with Great Britain. The Treaty at
present in force was concluded on the 19th August,
1891, and the ratifications were exchanged at
Muscat on the 20th Tebruary, 1892. The full
text of the Treaty is given in the Appendix to
this Case. The following Articles appear to be
material to the present controversy, as affecting
the application of the most-favoured-nation clause
in the French Treaty of 1844: —
"ARTICLE II.
" Subjects of Her Britannic Majesty shall, for the
purposes of this Treaty, include subjects of native
states in India in alliance with Her Majesty. Such
subjects shall enjoy, immediately and unconditionally,
throug-hout the dominions of His Highness the Sultan
of Muscat, with respect to commerce, shipping, and
the exercise of trade, as in every other respect, all
the rights, privileges, immunities, advantages, and
protection of whatsoever nature, which are, or here
after may be, enjoyed by, or accorded to, the subjects
or citizens of the most favoured nation.
" They shall," more especially, not be liable to other
or more onerous duties, imposts, restrictions, or obliga
tions of whatever description, than those to which
subjects or citizens of the most favoured nation now
are, or hereafter may be, subjected.
« ARTICLE XIII.
/ • •
" Subjects of Her BrifcanniG Majesty shall, as regards
their person and property, enjoy within the dominions
of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat the rights of
exterritoriality.
"The authorities of His Highness the Snlan have
no right to interfere in disputes with subjects of Her
Britannic Majesty amongst themselves or between
them and members of other Christian nations; such
questions, whether of a civil or criminal nature, shall
be decided by the competent Consular authorities.
The trial and also the jmnishment of all offences and
crimes of which British subjects may be accueed within
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This file consists of a number of printed reports relating to the arbitration over the granting of French flags to Muscat dhows:

  • A printed report in 1904 by the Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, relating to the arbitration on the issue of French flags to Omani dhows. An agreement between Britain and France in 1862 committed both governments to respect the independence of the Sultan of Muscat.
  • Reply on behalf of the Government of His Britannic Majesty to the Supplementary Conclusions, presented on behalf of the Government of the French Republic and admitted by the tribunal on July 25, 1905.
  • The verdict (in French) of the arbitration tribunal.
  • Treaty Series (No. 3, 1905) - Agreements between the United Kingdom and France referring to arbitration the question of the grant of the French flag to Muscat Dhows.
  • The section on the geography of Oman (ff 58-59A) discusses the French claim with reference to Kiepert's map of 1850. Includes a sketch map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Arabian Coast (folio 91A).
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1 volume (102 folios)
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Description: The foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Foliation errors: 1, and 1A; 50, and 50A; 59, and 59A; 84, and 84A-C; 88, and 88A; 91, and 91A. Pagination: A number of original typed pagination sequences are also located in the file.

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'Muscat Dhows Arbitration. In the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague. Grant of the French Flag to Muscat Dhows. The case on behalf of the Government of His Britannic Majesty.'
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front, back, spine , edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:50v, 50ar:50av, 51r:59v, 59ar:59av, 60r:84v, 84ar:84cv, 85r:93v, back-i
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