'File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question'

Title:

'File 35/85 III A 10 French Flag Question'

Date:

1905/1906

Description:

Correspondence relating to the Hague Arbitration Tribunal which decided on questions referred to it by Great Britain and France concerning the flying of French flags by dhows in Sur. Before the 2nd January 1892 when the Brussels Conference General Act was ratified France was entitled to authorize vessels belonging to subjects of the Sultan of Muscat to fly the French flag only and be bound by French legislative rules. Includes a list of dhows and dhow owners flying the French flag as well as printed copies of the material submitted to the tribunal and the 'Award of the Arbitration Tribunal appointed to decide on the question of the grant of the French flag to Muscat dhows'. Letters discuss the desire of the British to increase the authority of the Sultan of Muscat in Sur.Correspondents include Major William George Grey, Political Agent, Muscat; Percy Zachariah Cox, Political Resident Persian Gulf; Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department; Foreign Office, London; Saiyid Faisal bin Turki [Fayṣal bin Turkī], Sultan of Muscat; Monsieur Laronce, French Consul, Muscat.1 volume (290 folios)The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file. An index to the file is given.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are typed, with additions, clarifications and corrections written in pencil. This sequence can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English
Arabic
French

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Flags
Foreign relations

Extent:

1 volume (290 folios)

Rights:

Public Domain
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00017a_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x00017a_en
IOR/R/15/1/405

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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