MUSCAT.
FRENCH AND BRITISH
INTERESTS.
By Telegraph Press Association.— Copyright.
(■?*icelvea May 8, 9.18 p.m.
London, May 8. Questions in dispute between France and Britain regarding Muscat, on the Persian Gulf, are io be referred to The Hague Peace Convention in June.
Muscat is an independent State in Southeastern Arabia, and it is ruled by a Sultan. There is a British Agent at Muscat, and the Government ot India exercises what is practically a suzerainty, In 186? ar AngloFrench agreement guaranteed the independence of the Sultan of Muscat. The French have slight interests in the country, but when wanting to he disagreeable they have questioned the strong position taken up by Britain there. Probably the British Government, now that the two nations are friendly, is seeking for the removal of this thorn. *
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12861, 9 May 1905, Page 5
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