"دليل الخليج. مجلد I. القسم التاريخي. الأجزاء Iأ و Iب. ج.ج. لوريمر ١٩١٥" [‎٣‎٩‎١] (١٧٨٢/٥٣٤)

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from Masqat; tut the task seemed hopeless. On the Persian coast,
however, preventive action was not altogether impossible; seizures o£
contraband arms were occasionally made by the Turkish Government;
and the establishment of a British Vice-Consul at Bandar 'Abbas in 1900
had some effect in discouraging the operations of the Afghan arms
dealers who had begun to make use of that port. About 1'JOl Persian
Makran showed signs of becoming the chief thoroughfare of the Afghan
trade, and in the next year an arrangement was formed between the Persian
Governor -General and the British Political Agent in Kalat for preventing
the introduction of rifles and ammunition into the Makran districts,
Where the local market was already glutted and continued importation
Implied the existence of a transit trade to the countries beyond. The
development of the trade across Persian Makran appeared so serious,
regard being had to the facilities which it afforded the Afghan tribes o
the North-West Frontier of India for providing themselves to an unhmK ei
extent with war material, that in 1905 a discussion arose as to whether
exportation from Masqat should not be combated by British naval agency.
The discussion did not bear fruit during the period with which we are con
cerned ; but it resulted in the establishment, at a later tune, of a British
naval blockade of the arms trade in the Gulf of 'Oman. ... , a
A great blow was dealt to the slave trade, which still ling ® re ' trade,
reduced shape, through successful anti-slaving operations y ^ °
authorities in East Africa in 1902 ; and it had a powerful ind e t eft*
in the Persian Gulf region, .vhere the 'Om.ni townot Su. tb home
of a large number of the slave-traders captured m East Afnca,
plunged into mourning. . resuonsibiUty for sanitary British sam-
Bubonic plague still on til British poli-
arrangements iu the Persian Guli ^ ^ ^ of ^ ^ Persia Gulf.
tical authorities there, especia y i - ^ Persian Government.
sary arrangements had been con errec on d ; to d ,. a i w;th i D Persia.
in 1399 a British W " ^ieto but his proceedings
a small outbreak of plague w ^ raIlt and exc itable populace, and
or proposals caused a umu . g £ortun ately, scon died away.
no measures could be enfoice . b Russian advice, suddenly
In 1903 the Persian Government, m ports from the
became desirous of transferring the ^ oWn Customs Department -;
British medical staff hitherto emp oy French Vice-Consulate
British Residency Surgeon at i5usnei