The permission, given by Sultan Majid, for these French citizens to set up shop in Zanzibar, has been described asan effort by the Sultan to "offset the dominate British position by welcoming citizens of their principal European rival." If competitive political considerations were the cause of bringing together the two Christian missionary branches in one place these did not seem to result in any real friction between the missionaries themselves.
Ruhusa iliyotolewa na Sultan Majid kwa Wafaransa hawa kuanzisha duka ndani ya Zanzibar ilitafsiriwa kama ni juhudi za Sultani za kuweka uwiano wa nafasi kubwa waliokuwa nao Waingereza Zanzibar kwa kuwakaribisha wapinzani wao wakuu wa kizungu. Ikiwa ushindani wa kisiasa ndio uliompelekea Sultan Majid za kukaribisha pamoja matawi tofauti ya wamisionari wakiristo hata hivyo matokeo hayakuwa hayo kwani kwa upande wa wamisionari hawa hakukuwa na msuguano wowote.