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'Selection from Correspondence Relative to the Traffic in Arms in the Persian Gulf, 1897-98. Part II' [46r] (37/52)
The record is made up of 1 file (26 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1898. It was written in English and French. 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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I beg to inform you that the British firms who have made representations
in regard to similar seizures have been advised to request the consignees to
state the particulars to the British Consular Officer on the spot, in order that
he may bring before the Persian Authorities any circumstances which may
appear to justify the release of their consignments.
If the Belgian firms, whose consignments have been seized, will call upon
the consignees to state the facts to the British Consular Authority, that
officer will afford to them the same assistance as he would give in the case of
goods despatched by British firms.
Extract from enclosures of a letter from Government of India to Her Political
Majesty's Secretary of State for India, No. 105 (Secret), dated the 7th No. 707/98.
Julv 1898.
of the Treaty of Eriendship, Commerce, and Navigation, concluded at Maskat
on the 19th March 1891 between Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland, Empress of India, and His Highness Seyyid Eeysal-bin-Turki,
Sultan of Maskat, and for the peace, order, and good government of Her
Majesty’s subjects, being within the dominions of the Sultan of Maskat, his
heirs and successors, to know accurately what arms and ammunition are
possessed in or imported into the said dominions by Her Majesty’s subjects;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty’s Consul at Maskat, in exercise of the power
and authority vested in him by Article 1 of the Maskat
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
,
dated the 4th November 1867, has made the following Buies and Begulations
for the Begistration of Arms and Ammunition by Her Majesty s subjects
within the said dominions, and hereby gives notice that the said Buies and
Begulations shall, in the absence of any notification to the contrary, come
Every subject of Her Majesty who now or hereafter has or becomes
possessed of any arms or ammunition in the dominions of the Sultan of
Maskat, or who imports any arms or ammunition into the said dominions,
shall, without unreasonable delay, furnish to Her Majesty’s Consul at
Maskat a true and complete list and description of all such arms and
ammunition.
Such lists and descriptions shall be in such form as the said Consul may,
from time to time, require.
Her Majesty’s Consul shall be the sole judge as to what constitutes un
reasonable delay in furnishing such list and description as aforesaid.
Any subject of Her Majesty who fails, or unreasonably delays to give such
true and complete list and description as aforesaid, shall be liable, on con
viction, to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars or to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding three calendar months.
I have, &c.,
Baron Whettnall, &c.,
(Sd.)
No. 19.
(Draft Notification.)
Registration of Arms and Ammunition.
Whereas it is necessary to the due observance of Articles 6, 7, 13, and 18
I.
II.
III.
Her Britannic Majesty’s Consul at Maskat.
S. 13.
I
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This file contains a selection of correspondence and enclosures compiled by the 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. Political and Secret Department relating to arms traffic in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from 1897-98.
Correspondents include: 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 Consul at Maskat [Muscat], the 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. , the Foreign Office, the Viceroy of India, the Board of Customs, the Consul-General for Fars, the Chargé d'Affaires in Tehran, the 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. , the Government of India, the Secretary of State for India, and various British merchant companies.
The following topics are discussed:
- the seizure of arms on board SS Baluchistan ;
- an assessment of the current situation regarding arms traffic and steps recently taken for its suppression;
- British and Persian firms engaged in the arms trade;
- the confiscation of arms at Bushire;
- Persian prohibition, and British interests in coming to agreement with the Persian Government and assisting in enforcing Persian regulations;
- methods of trade;
- policy for the future;
- the registration of arms and ammunition;
- the case of Fracis Times & Co. v. The Sea Insurance Company (Limited)
It contains three letters in French.
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- 1 file (26 folios)
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This file consists of a single document with re-printed correspondence arranged chronologically.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 28, and terminates at f 53, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'Selection from Correspondence Relative to the Traffic in Arms in the Persian Gulf, 1897-98. Part II'
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- 28r:31v, 32v:35v, 36v:37r, 38v, 40r, 41r:42v, 44r:44v, 46r:46v, 47v:51v
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