Show EXPLAINS MUSCAT AFFAIRS why france was prevented from securing territory london march 7 abo parliamentary secretary ot the foreign affairs rt hon john broderick in response to a query from charlea radical in the house of commons today gave a different complexion to the muscat incident than the version which the french minister of foreign affairs M Del casse furnished to tho chamber of deputies yesterday mr broderick bald that by the original concession which the obtained in march france secured land upon which she would have been at liberty to hoist her flag and build immediately after the proceedings became known great britain declared them to be contrary to the treaty of 1862 and the sultan was requested to cancel the lease which was done the under sec detary added we have not expressed disapproval ot the british agent who acted under instructions and lord salisbury informed the french ambassador on several occasions that he considered the british contention absolutely right and that it was impossible to recede wo hold that tho action of the british agent in threatening a bombardment of muscat was absolutely right by the convention of there Is nothing to prohibit france from having a coal store at muscat provided there Is no concession of territory and it la understood that prance will avail herself of this power subject to these limitations |