'ملف رقم 9/50 (B 16) حادث دبي' [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٣] (٤٩٢/٤١٩)

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No. 716, dated Bushire, the 31st March (received 8th April) 1912 (Confidential).
From— L ieutenant- C olonel S ir P. Z. Cox, K.C.T.E., C.S.I., Political Resident in
the Persian Gulf, Bushire,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
I have the honour to enclose, for the
Telegram from the Political Agent, Mask»t, to information of the Government of India,
Beiident, dated the 16th March 1912. . ,, • n -i. j j
Telegram from the Resident to Political Agent, i COplCS of the marginally Cited COrreSpOnd-
r enee regarding the desire of the Shaikh
of Dehai to purchase arms and ammuni
tion at Maskat.
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2. I did not overlook the fact that if I refused the facilities asked for
the Shaikh could, no doubt, get the arms there by land, but I feel sure the
Government of India will agree with me that until the Shaikh's attitude and
the condition of Dehai is more satisfactory, we are not called upon to acquiesce
actively in the import of arms, which, under the normal circumstances under
which they are used, soon pass out of the Shaikh's practical control.
Maskat, No. 267, dated the l7tb March 1912.
Letter from thw Political Agent, Maskat, to Resi
dent, No. 68, dated the 2l8t March 1912.
Telegram, dated the 16th (received 17th) March 19]2.
From—The Political Agent, Maskat,
To—The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire.
Shaikh Butti-hin-Suhail requests permission to purchase, with usual
quantity of ammunition, 70 rifles Lee -Enfield or new pattern Mauser, and
Butti-hin-Rashid requests permission to purchase ten Martinis for his servants.
Please telegraph whether this may be permitted.
Telegram, No. 267, dated the 17th March 1912.
From—The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire,
To—The Political Agent, Maskat.
Please inform Shaikh Butti that only last mail I received a complaint
from a British Indian Bohra that he was refused permission to land at IJebai
for trade and until that condition of things ceases and the Shaikh is able to
assure me in writing that affairs in his town are normal and that British
subjects can land there for trade in the ordinary way, I regret i cannot
authorise any facilities for the import of arms to Debai.
If he will give you a letter to me in sense required, he and his cousm can
have the arms with 200 rounds per rifle if he will agree to the arms being
first stamped on the barrel by the Senior Naval O^cer m order to enable
Shaikh and us to recognise and recover weapons which have passed into un
authorised hands.
No. 58, dated the 21st March 1912.
From— Major S. G. Knox , C.I.E., Political Agent, Muskat,
To —Lxbutbnant-Colonel Sir P. Z. Cox, K.C.I .E., C.S.I., Political Resident in
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the Persian Gulf.
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your code telegram.
No 267, dated 18th March 1912, on the subject of the import of aims tor
personal use of the Shaikh of Debai and his cousin, Butti-bin-Rashid.
2. As shortly after the receipt of the telegram in question,
Raahid arrived in company of Hamaid -bin-Khalifah statement
was forwarded to you under cover of my No. 367, da e been'dis-
your address, I took the opportunity, after Hamaid -bm- aa _ . ^at
missed to explain the situation fully to Butti -bin-Rashid o£ the
my dragoman would wait upon the Shaikh that afternoon wi
better that you required from him.