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File 619/1907 Pt 2 'Arms Traffic:- Muscat dhows. "Kadra" case.' [177r] (362/804)
The record is made up of 1 volume (398 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1909-22 Dec 1911. It was written in English, Italian 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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arms senerally without any mark enables him to renew each voy
age his ouppijE of arsa, onourlng at the carte time almost com-
pl^to inunity.
Contraband, however email its extent, when carried on in
sso biaguiaed a form and almost under an appearance of legality,
mat rather be held to be the more dangerous ano must b® pu-
ni a-Med with not la^a Loverity if it is not desired that the
attraction of the profits to be made and the safety from dis
covery should lead to this convenient and insidious system of
:e introduction of arms in very small quantities becoming &
Central practise among all the dhows that touch on the coast
of ' orthern Somali lane.
It is true that the Sultan of Muscat is not a signatory
of the General Act of Brussels but on the oth r hand it is a
lact '-hat oy article 1c of the instructions agreed upon Norths
exchange of notes be ?»eeri Italy and Great Fritain of April 12 -
a. 2b 190** the British Government has recognised the right of
It' Ljan ships of war tc seize dhows of the Sultanate of Muscat>
and the Sultan of Muscat has himself accorded the right to
seize dhows carrying his flag in the waters of the Sultanate
when on t:eir way to Somaliland.
Moreover the seizure of the "Khadra" was not based on «*n
international arrangement but, n.b is admiltea by the British
government, ♦as carried out in the exercise of he ri ghts of
high territorial sovereignty which belong to Italy, indepen*
dently of ay international agreement, in the port of Kafun
where the "Khadra** was anchored.
The British memorandum complains in this ca-:© of the
excessive penalty which it holds to have been inflicted upon
uhe naichoda in the seizure of the ohow.
ihe ].ritieh Government would appear to consider the sei-
aure as a definite confiscation from the moment when they
a ribute to it the character of a punishment. The seizure
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The volume discusses an alleged arms trafficking incident which occurred in December 1908. The El Khadra , a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. owned by Mubarak bin Khamis, a subject of Muscat, was seized by Italian authorities off the coast of Ras Hafun [Raas Xaafuun] on charges of arms trafficking.
The volume includes the negotiations between the British and Italian Governments to find an acceptable resolution to the situation. A settlement was reached and the boat returned to its owner in July 1911.
The principal correspondents in the volume 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 Muscat (Robert Erskine Holland, and Arthur Prescott Trevor); 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. (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Viceroy of India (Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto); the Italian Agent at Muscat (Umberto Omar); the Italian Vice-Consul at Aden (Renato Piacentini); the British Ambassador to the Court of Italy (Sir James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell); the Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey) and India (Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe); and the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Tommaso Tittoni, Guido Fusinato, and Antonino Paternò-Castello, marchese di San Giuliano).
This is part 2 of 10. Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (398 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 619 (Arms Traffic) consists of 7 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/110-116. The volumes are divided into 10 parts with parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 comprising one volume each, parts 6, 7, 8, and 9 comprising the sixth volume and part 10 comprising the seventh volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 398; 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.
The front cover, along with one leading flyleaf, has not been foliated. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- File 619/1907 Pt 2 'Arms Traffic:- Muscat dhows. "Kadra" case.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:17v, 19r:31v, 33r:36v, 38r:61v, 64r:82v, 84r:95r, 96v, 97v:121v, 127r:180v, 188r:189v, 191r:211v, 215r:215v, 217r:270r, 271r:278v, 280r:283v, 286r:293v, 295v:296v, 298r:300v, 302v:304v, 308r:320v, 326r:328r, 329v:332v, 333v:336v, 337v, 339v:363v, 366r:370r, 372r:378v, 381r:394r, 395v, 396v:397v, back-i
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