 Article 8 of the Treaty of Paris stipulate the cession by France to the United Kingdom of Isle de France "and its dependencies, namely Rodrigues and the Seychelles".France considers that the sovereignty of Tromelin island was never transferred to the United Kingdom.Mauritius claims is based on the fact that the transfer of Isle de France and its dependencies to the United Kingdom in 1814 was general, it was beyond those called “namely” in the Treaty of Paris, all the dependencies of Isle de France were not specifically mentioned in the Treaty.