'Volume II. MEMORANDA REGARDING OTHER EXTERNAL AFFAIRS. 1905.' [‎31v] (67/228)

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15. It appears that militar^requirements
have diverted the atten ;° n f m Maau
from the Medma line to the one ^ thig
to Akaba. The work of construct ^ that
line is progressing more iapu 7 “ d in
of Medina, and is ex P e .ffJ° h 7jf em P 0 randum
one year (vide paragraph & of tne mem
for December 1904).
PERSIAN GULP.
16. Mashat.—(Vide paragraph 7 of
Memorandum for April 1905.) c'')’*''
final text of the proposed revised tieaty
commerce was transmitted to the Secre ary <r
State for India on the 2nd J«'y f the
approval of His Majesty’s Government, prior
to its negotiation with the Sultan.
17 (Vide paragraph 11 of Memorandum
for June 1905.) Major Cox forwarded a copy
of a letter from 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. at
Maskat, in which that officer suggested as the
outcome of report called for on the 25th May
last {vide paragraph 14 of Memorandum. for
May 1905), in connection with the Masiran
incident, that for every murderer surrendered
one prisoner he released, the prisoners not so
released to remain in confinement up to a
period not exceeding three years from the date
of their incarceration. The proposals were
approved, and Major Grey was. instructed
through 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. to inform the
Sultan accordingly, hut without mentioning
as yet the intended limitation of the period of
imprisonment to three years. A report was
also to be furnished to the Government of
India on the occasion of each surrender and
Tfdpasp.
18. [Vide paragraph 11(2) of Memo
randum for June 1905.] Major Grey reported
that the Trench Vice-Consul with Madame
Eillecocq returned to Maskat in a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. on the
30th June 1905 (not 13th June as previously
noted). W1 ©n asked why he did not return
in the “Lapwing”, M. Rillecocq replied that
he could not make use of an English vessel,
while the present Arbitration case was pending
although he saw no objection to using the
Sultan’s steamer (which however was refused),
as, in his opinion, the latter had nothing to do
with the Arbitration case.
19. [Vide paragraph 11(3) of Memo
randum for June 1905.]
A good trade in arms appears to he goinp*
in the south-east corner of Persia. The arms
are supposed to come from Maskat, and the
procedure generally pursued is as follows
One or two men set out from their homes
and proceed to Maskat either by Gwadur or
Charbar, whichever most convenient. After
having purchased rifles, they hire a small boat
and make their way to some safe spot along