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The record is made up of 1 file (3 folios). It was created in Mar 1899. It was written in English. 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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The file consists of a letter from Richard Thomas Prowse, Secretary to the Board of Customs, to the Under Secretary of State for India concerning the question of whether the Customs Consolidation Act 1876, empowers the Board of Customs to require, under penalty, names of suppliers and consignees of arms, ammunitions, and munitions of war.

It includes a copy of the case as laid before the Law Officers of the Crown and their opinion.

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1 file (3 folios)
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The file consists of a single document.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 73, and terminates at f 75, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.

Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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English in Latin script
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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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Archive reference
IOR/L/PS/18/C92
Former external reference(s)
Political No. 1879/99 S 16

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Mar 1899 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Arms Traffic in Persian Gulf. Supply of information by exporters to the Custom authorities', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/18/C92, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0000e0> [accessed 10 May 2024]

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