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'P.2. 733/1904. Muscat Arbitration. (1906-09).' [‎24r] (54/680)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (336 folios). It was created in 13 May 1904-16 Apr 1909. 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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[This Docttment is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government.]
ASIATIC TURKEY.
CO 2 FI DENTIAL.
[11244]
Sir Edward Grey to M. Cambon.
Y°ur Excelkncy, Foreign Office, April 22, 1908.
4 ? + 1 . ' re | er ®^ ce to my note of the 17th January last, communicated on the subject
o± the use of the French flag by dhows belonging to subjects of the Sultans of Muscat
and Zanzibar, I have the honour to transmit herewith copies of correspondence which
as passed between His Majesty s and the French Consuls at Muscat,showing that
a settlement of this question has now been reached.
Four Excellency will observe that this correspondence includes the Enghsh text
of a Proclamation which it is proposed to issue in English and Arabic in the dominions
of the Sultan of Muscat to give effect to this settlement. This Proclamation sets forth
the text of the judgment pronounced on this subject by the Court of Arbitration at
The Hague, gives a list of those subjects of the two Sultans who are entitled to the use
of the French flag, with the names of the dhows by which it may be flown, and
enumerates the rules by which these persons are bound.
I have the honour to state that His Majesty’s Government are fully satisfied with
the solution of this question, which has now been so happily arrived at by the efforts
of Major Grey and M. Laronce, and trust that the French Government will regard it
with equal favour.
As soon as I have the honour to receive through your Excellency an expression of
the approval of the French Government, I shall not fail to take the necessary steps to
cause telegraphic orders to be addressed to the Government of India to arrange for the
issue of the Proclamation without further delay.
I am, &c.
(Signed) E. GREY.
* Inclosures Nos. 3 to 11 in No. 1 (11244).
[2908 —1]

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The volume comprises telegrams, correspondence, notes, reports, and memoranda regarding the question of the settlement of the French flag dispute between the British and French governments following the award of the arbitration tribunal at The Hague on the question of the grant of the French flag to Muscat dhows.

The principal subject of discussion is the negotiations which took place at Muscat between the British and French Consuls to finalise and agree a list of dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. -owners who would continue to be permitted to carry French papers and fly the French flag under the arbitration award.

Also discussed in the volume is an attempt by the French Government to claim that Omanis in the service of French subjects should also be permitted to fly the French flag and the British Government’s dispute of this claim.

The volume concludes with the issuing of a proclamation by the Sultan of Muscat (Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd) regarding the settlement of the French flag question.

The principal correspondents in the volume are the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and Consul at Muscat (William George Grey, and William Henry Irvine Shakespear); the Viceroy of India (Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto); the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Percy Zachariah Cox); the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom (Paul Cambon); the French Consul at Muscat (Lucien-Ernest-Roger Laronce); and representatives of the Foreign Office and the 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. .

The volume is part 2 of 3. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (336 folios)
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The subject 733 (Muscat Arbitration) consists of 3 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/25-27. The volumes are divided into 6 parts with parts 1 and 2 comprising one volume each, and parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 comprising the third volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 334; 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.

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