File 619/1907 Pts 6-9 'Arms traffic:- Trucial Chief's. Debai Incident. French Dhows. Military Operations.'

Content

The volume comprises parts 6, 7, 8 and 9 of subject 619 Arms Traffic. The parts discuss actions taken in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to suppress the illegal movement of arms and ammunition:

• Part 6: Searching of vessels in territorial waters of Trucial Chiefs; Position of Katr [Qatar];
• Part 7: Debai [Dubai] incident;
• Part 8: Seizure of French dhows Musaffa and Fath-el-Kheir;
• Part 9: Military Operations.

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.

Extent and format

1 volume (294 folios)

It is grouped into

File 619/1907 Pt 6 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf - Searching of vessels in territorial waters of Trucial Chiefs. Position of Katr [Qatar].'

124 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/115/1

File 619/1907 Pt 7 'Arms traffic: Persian Gulf. Debai incident.'

142 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/115/2

File 619/1907 Pt 8 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf - Seizure of French dhows "Musafa" and "Fath-el-Khair".'

219 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/115/3

File 619/1907 Pt 9 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf:- Military operations.'

94 images

Ref: IOR/L/PS/10/115/4

Arrangement

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.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 294; 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.

Written in

English and French in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/10/115

Former external reference(s)

P 619/1907 Pts 6-9

History of this record

Date(s)

12 Sep 1910-15 Apr 1913 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Arms traffic

Places

Persian Gulf

People & organisations

Political Resident, Persian GulfGovernment of India, Foreign SecretaryRoyal Navy, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies StationSecretary of State for Foreign AffairsForeign OfficeSecretary of State for India, United KingdomViceroy and Governor-General of India in CouncilGovernment of India, Secretary to the Marine Department

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