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'File 13/3 Arms Traffic' [167r] (333/608)
The record is made up of 1 volume (302 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1909-17 Dec 1912. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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(Continuation of Note, Precis or Draft.)
is boitnd to -uphold -- a trade moreover which oily exists
to-day in defiance of the wi j he < openly of the
Rulers of M abkat and of the K^’-^hbo^rin^ stated, owing to
the chance wording of a &ty over sixty years old 9
drawn up at a time when the traffic in arms ha
foreseen and did not exist oven in the imaglnai
the framers of the treaty^though had it done s
history of International relations in modern t:
no doubt that it would have been txpressly oxc
Previous expiLofienct had a. 1 ready shown Hi^
Government that it was of little aso trying to
arms traf ic anywhere except at its source ,
-ernment of the Republic mast be aware, from tj]
of their Consular Officers in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
«ious and costly steps recently taken by his i* c
Government to this end. Aided by the powers c:
-ferred by the Persian Oovermmont and the Sultan of M^skat
*
the patrol of H. M. Ships of the littoral of^ che Pei o&bi
Gulf has bet n so far suceos ful that a cons iderable n .mber
of contraband rifles and ammunition have been
the Persian and M^skaJ traders have thought it
to reduce and even to withhold for the time bt
seized and
more prudent
ing the des-
-patoh of their cargoes of arms* In short, there was good
reason to hope that the object aimed at by His Majesty’s
Government was in fair way to be achieved , wh|on they ^
learnt to their great concern that the Frenhh
Maskat had facilitated the despatch of carg 63
a French citizen on a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
, and pos -ibly ©the
-ing the French flag , in order by this mea
the patrol now being carried out by H, M. Ships
In view of the very serious nature of this question
for His Majesty’s Government , as set forth above, and of
the friendly co-operation last year&in January
S 639 —i 2 ,ooo-^-©&r between/,ho French and British Governments
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The file contains correspondence regarding arms traffic through Kuwait to Turkish territory, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Persia, and British measures prohibiting contraband.
The main correspondents are: the Ruler of Kuwait, Mubarak us Subah (Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ); the Foreign Office; Percy Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Kuwait.
There are notes containing names of merchants dealing in firearms and ammunition in Kuwait and in Oman. The majority of the documents in the volume deals with a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. involved in arms trading in Muscat, flying the French flag; where the British request the French to intervene. The volume contains a copy of the 'Titre de Navigation' of the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , and extract of correspondence.
There are some documents in Arabic within the file, copies of letters from and to Shaikh Mubarak and receipts for arms and ammunition confiscated by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , and some in French, copies of documents produced by the French Consulate in Muscat.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (302 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is an index of names at the end of the volume (folio 303), which refers to names and pages which are not in the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 304; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel throughout; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are either not circled or crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/45
- Title
- 'File 13/3 Arms Traffic'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:29v, 31r:45v, 47r:55v, 58r:59v, 62r:103v, 105r:123v, 127r:132v, 134r:231v, 234r:303v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence