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'File 13/3 Arms Traffic' [171r] (341/608)
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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'Received on the Idt m ay 1910 with Politicd-i Secretary’s
letter No 1.5. dated the 15th April 1910. )
ARM S T.-aFFIO ( 7 t h Apri l 1910)
CONFIDENTIAL Section 1.
'11762) Sir F. Bertie to Sir Edward Grey#
(No 15. Africa.) Paris
5th April 1910.
Sir,
Your despatch No 13 Africa of the 30th -ultimo ,
which i had the honor to receive on thv, following day ,
directed me to take the first opport unity St comm aiiiat-
" ‘ n ° to the Minister of Foreign Affairs a memorandum cn-
-sloed in yo.ir despatch, a ;nd which proposed certain mea-
-surcs which N.?* Majesty # s Government are anxious to see
adopted with a view of checking the arnu traffic in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
• and you desired me to impreso upon His Ex~
-cellency the importance which they attach to re eiving an
early reply from the Frecnh Government#
When I received your despatch M. Pichon «as at Monaco
for the fetes connected with the inauguration of the Ocean
-ographical Museum# I therefore comm oiicated the memor-
-and...m to the Political Director at the Qua! d’Orsay, and
requested him to submit it to the Minister for Foreign Af-
-fairs on his return to ^aris , and to ask ^is Excellency
to receive me as soon a-, possible to discuss the matter
with him. M. P chon returned to Paris on the night of the
2nd inst, and ho received me yesterday# He said that the
Political Director had submitted to him the memorandum
which I had comm..n.icated to him • He knew hhat 1 had sev-
-eral tink 3 urged on him the injury to British interests
tit the traffic in arms , and the necessity zo control it.
He was most anxious to do what he could to meet the wishes
of His 5ajesty»s Government , but there ware great dif i-
-culties in the way - Opposition from the Ministry for th
the Col nies for financial reasons , and the object! ns
which would be made In ^ar.' lament to putting obstacles in
the way of a legitimate trade unless some suitable compen-
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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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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