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'File 13/3 Arms Traffic' [245r] (489/608)
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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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.
Kuwait reports SliaiHh exceedingly
irrit' ted t treat.aent^a.ccorded, by H*ii. f s sblPs to allows of
xle subjects, especially five large dhQws returning fully laden
from ^labar and. Taman and belonging to four of bis most influert
ti* l cubjectr. Skstij/d ' ■ not Vic smaMi Vv t 'ie
objected to In principle but J^tbo bseaoe of all consider- tlon
for cargo and versels ftM public WRr ’.Ib o v
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c:itabled by^lnconslder^te treatment In sPlte of his efforts to
* OOP#rat v ’ lt ' 1 He went s o far/ as to
-i ; his arw agXMoeat of 1900 .
rui3ees f0r t3aia '£' e to vessels aaaiars#
old u A for daaage to cargo* consigned to nexohanta in Kuwait
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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.
endeavoured to a- he him see <4
of o^-so s^liwuee him to o .op talk of -hrogatlng his
ms agreement ; na ^ did so on condition that Government JtbrvM^
cslced to issue orders to the effect that Koweit boats loaded up
with cargo should not be searched at sea , but that in case of
, h £K/v&, ttuAtur^/
ner e being rBason to susPcct boat a man should be Plaoad on
board Xff ;-l.V»s snip and
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
or • ered to proceed direct to Kowe&f
to be uni laded under Joint supervision of shaikh and Political
Agent . shaikh guarantees to make severe example of any
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
or
Individual detected. .
I am well lavrare of great difficulty involved to H.M»s ships
In searchlngdhows at sea and impossibility of making omelettes
without breaking eggs , but it would be exceedin ly undesirable
to alienate Shaikh Just now and I think we need to take a cone
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- Content
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