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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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Undersigned, Her Britannic Majesty's Minister Resident
and His Siamese Majesty's Minister for Foreign Affairs
duly authorized to that effect, have agreed as follows:—
"I.
»' The registration according to Article V of the
Treaty of April 18,1855 * of British subjects residing in
Siara, shall comprise the following categories :
'• (1.) All British natural born or naturalized subjects,
other than those of Asiatic descent.
u (2.) All children and grandchildren born in Siam of
persons entitled to be registered under the first category,
who are entitled to the status of British subjects in
contemplation of English law.
" Neither great-grandchildren nor illegitimate children
born in Siam of persons mentioned in the nrst category
are entitled to be registered.
(3.) All persons of Asiatic descent, born within the
Queen's dominions, or naturalized within the United
Kingdom, or born within the territory of any Prince or
State in India under the suzerainty of, or in alliance
with, the Queen.
"Except natives of Upper Burmah or the British
Shan States who became domiciled in Siam before
January 1st, 1886.
" (4 ) All children born in Siam of persons entitled to
be registered under the third category.
" ISlo grandchildren born in Siam of persons mentioned
in the third category are entitled to be registered for
protection in Siam.
" (5.) The wives and widows of any persons who are
entitled to be registered under the foregoing categories.
"11.
" The lists of such registration shall be open to the
inspection of a properly authorized Representative of
the Siamese Government on proper notice being given.
"in.
"If any question arises as to the right of any person
to hold a British certificate of registration or as to the
validity of the certificate itself, a joint inquiry shall be
held by the British and Siamese authorities and decided
according to the conditions laid down in this Agree
ment, upon evidence to be adduced by the holder of
the certificate, in the usual way.
"IV.
"Should any action, civil or criminal, be pending
while such inquiry is going on, it shall be determined
conjointly in what Court the case shall be heard.
♦ Hertsiet's Commercial Treaties, vol. x, p. 557.

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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.'
Pages
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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