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'File 13/3 Arms Traffic' [140r] (279/608)
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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:ar t0 B0ot * 0n the one hand If he finde himself at issue
with the French and we, having regard to his eoiled hands, find
it difficult to support the seizure, ho will so be enabled to
restore the arms when his position becomes too awlcward. On the
other hand, if his action proves indefeasible, he will be sure
of getting tile arms or their value for himself, possession being
nine points of the law.
4. As to the legal aspect of the seizure, we must perhaps be
prepared for the contingency of Messrs Ooguyer A Coy. being able
to ^jtow that in sending the consignment to ii.oweit they had been
given by .ihelkh MubareJt reason to believe that he had no object
ion to the importation and that consequently the seizure must
navo been due solely to pressure from us and not to the dheikh's
own motion, as we would have them believe.
But our position in the matter vis a vis the French Government
seems so strong, especially in view of the recent French refusal
to give us the right bf search over dhows under their Flag, that
there does not appear to me to be any strong reason why we should
noo frankly accept the onus of having insisted on the soizure by
the Gheikh. At all events I submit that the advantage from an
Arms Traffic point of view of seizin!) this trial consignment,
a fact which Captain Ghahaspaar writes •has caused the greatest
consternation in howeit", greatly outweighs the seriousness of
the possible complication which may arise from the Sheikh being
proved to have been in collusion with Goguyer A Co.
in the latter case, while we shall have effected what was
necessary in the execution of our measures for tho supnression of
the arms traffic, we shall at the same time have cleared the at
mosphere between ourselves and the Sheikh and have So unmasked
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him that he v/ill no longer be able to peraevore with the obvious
insincerities and mental reservations which distinguish his com
munications to us in connection with the Arms Traffic.
Trusting that the views of the Government of India will not be
greatly divergent from the above.
I have
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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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