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M. Goguyer’s withdrawal if they were not confronted with an official demand
from us.
M. Geodray did not disagree, and promised that he would repeat what I had
said to M. Cambon. He fully admitted that M. Goguyer was a very troublesome
personage, hut said that he had friends in the Chamber, and that it might not he very
easy to bring about his expulsion.
I am, &c.
(Signed) IANSDOWNE.
No. 6.
Treasury to Foreign Office.—(Received October 5.)
Sir, Treasury Chambers, October 3, 1903.
THE Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury having had before them
your letter of the 23rd ultimo, relative to a claim amounting to 165/. 9s. 9eZ. preferred
by the Anglo-Arabian and Persian Steam-ship Company on account of the detention
and search, within the territorial waters of Muscat, of their steam-ship u Afghanistan ”
by His Majesty’s ship “Pomone,” I am directed to acquaint you, for the information
of the Secretary of State for Poreign Affairs that, in the circumstances, my Lords
assent to the payment of one-half of the claim from Imperial funds, the other half
to be paid by 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. . They presume that payment will be made in the first
instance from the Diplomatic and Consular Vote ; and, on being furnished with the
necessary vouchers, they will be prepared to repay the amount to that Vote from the
Civil Contingencies Pund.
I am, &c.
(Signed)
G. H. MUKRAY.
No. 7.
Foreign Office to Admiralty.
(Confidential.)
Foreign Office, October 5, 1903.
IN reply to your Confidential letter of the 12th ultimo, I am directed by the
Marquess of Lansdowne to state that His Majesty’s Ambassador at Pome has been
instructed to inform the Italian Government that His Majesty’s Government are ready
to o-rant reciprocal rights to Italian ships of war to search dhows within the territorial
waters of the British Somaliland Protectorate, as well as dhows met on the high seas
flyino* the British fiag which may be suspected of carrying arms or ammunition to
ports^on the Somali Coast under British or Italian protection. His Lordship would loe
glad if the necessary instructions could accordingly be sent to the Commander-in-chief
on the East Indies Station. < -j i ii
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty will, no doubt, have considered the
question of the legal powers under which the Commanders of British or Italian men-
of-war are to act in dealing with suspected dhows. On this point I am to offer the
(a l^There'is already power for British men-of-war to deal with vessels within the
territorial waters of the British Somaliland Protectorate under the Pire-arms Regula
tions of 1903, of which I inclose a copy A . , ^ ^
(b.) In order to give similar powers to Italian men-oi-war, draft Regulations,
copy of which is also annexed,! have been prepared in this Department, which will be
issued shortly by His Majesty’s Commissioner for the Somaliland Protectorate. ^
(c.) To legalize the proceedings of British (or Italian) men-of-war within the
territorial waters of the coast under Italian protection is a matter for the Italian
Government, who have accordingly been requested to arrange that any measures
which may, in contemplation of Italian law, be considered necessary with this view,
may be taken forthwith. _ , , o
A further set of considerations arises m connection with the proposals made toi
checking the export of arms to Somaliland from Muscat.
Fire-arms Regulations.
f Draft King’s Regulations.
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