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'File 13/3 Arms Traffic' [139r] (277/608)
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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It may bo convenient for the Uovemraent of India to have v (
theae for reference In oaao the incident should give rise to
controversy.
2. It will be ram ember ed that in Foroigh Department Telegram
imo.S. 199 dated d7th March I was given diaoretion to make certain
communications to the dhoikhsof i^oweit* 13Qhroin> ilohacaaerah and
the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Ports. In this connection I would explain
that in the case of Mohammorahf where the Customs are adminis
tered by the Belgian regime and where the Director would in the
ordinary course be only too glad to confiscate for the Persian
Government any contraband consignment of which he got information*
a ooEffmonication in the sense indicated seemed hardly needed. In
the cases of the other iiheikha mentioned* especially the Truoial
Chiofe$ the questions of temporary custody and eventual delivery
or payment of compensation were somewhat difficult matters to
handle and needed different and cautious treatment in each case;
1 was therefore anxious to deal with them on the spot in personal
communication with the Bheikhs and British representatives con
cerned on my pre-hotweather visit to the Arab Coast Morto. The
outbreak of plague in Bushire* however* with its oonsequent
quarantine difficulties and the diffloult situation in the hatt—
el-Arab had delayed me from week to week and no communioation had
been made to Sheikh hubare k when the arrival of this oonsigh®ont
at jtowelt was roported.
3 * It will be seen that Captain uhakespear had a very difficult
task to get the Cheikh to act up to his obligations and that the
latter has since done his best to maite it appear that we are
entirely responsible for the seizure. X find it difficult to bo
ll ovo that Sheikh Mubarak*s demeanour in this respect was really
attributable to any doubt os to whether he would have our support f
tx rfA think the truth more probably is that he is compromised by
correspondence or otherwise with ISoacrs Goguyor & Co. and realioei
that the only baeis on which he can Justify the seizure to them
is the excuse that the British authorities insisted on it and
that he had no choice but to comply. Uia desire* on further con
sideration* to get the arms back into his own custody is not I
think
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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.
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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