"الملف ٣/١٣ الاتجار بالأسلحة" [و‎‎١‎٦‎٨] (٦٠٨/٣٣٥)

(Continuation of Note, Precis or Draft.)
a stop to d similar illicit trade in arm^ jdttwdtii/ on the
coast of Morocco thereby JiHis Majooty f s GovernmDnt have
7^j
f search
the ter i-
e same frie^7-
a^re^ d to allow the the exercise of the right o
French ships- of ©war upon Brith 6 «-ships in
-torial waters of Morocco 9 and the trial of thle offender
before the proper tribunal His Majesty’s Government oarn<
-ly trust that the French a overnment will in tht
-dly manner cooperate with them to put an end to a traffic
H which entails grave danger to the (safety) of y
the British Indian Empire and great prejudice t|o British
interests on the Indian Frontier.
Confident in the readiness of the Government
Republic to accede to so legitimate a demand ,
I Goverment would suggest that th. Sultan
should be em owered to prohibit the import of <,rms Into
Maskat for the space of one year and that instjf
should be given to the French Consul at Mastedt
of the
I
ttaj< -.Jy^
of M^ak^t
from any steps tending to facilitate the traffic in arms
with the coasts of the Persian Gulf,
-ty’s Government would further request that their present
right of search of Maskat and Persian dhows in Ma kat terlfi'
-je-*rtoridl waters shou. d b«. extended so as to cover dhows
under the French flag for this period of one year, in the
same manner as His Majesty^s Govern, ment have readily eon^
-ceded a similar right of search of British ships by French
Government voosels in the ter itorial waters oj? Moroc o
during the past and present years,
■V
As the* question is one of great urgency , j Majesty 9 s
Government would be glad to learn the views of
Government a=» soon a^ po^ ible.
Foreign Office
uctions
to abstain
Hici Majes-
the French
M-^rch 1910