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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2586] (1103/1262)
The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. 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.
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2586
might in the future be tempted to import rifles on his own account from
Masqat^ he was induced on the 8th of July to execute an agreement
that he would not do so without reference to the British authorities in
-Baluchistan. This was, however, a matter of internal administration
and did not at all affect the arms trade in its wider aspects.
Present policy of the British Government and position of the
trade, 1907.
Recommen
dations of
the Govern
ment of
India and
orders of His
Majesty's
Government,
1907.
Statement of
the situation
in 1907.
In February 1907, the inadequacy of local preventives and palliatives
having become very apparent, the Government of India, in an exhaustive
despatch to the Secretary of State which was supported by full evidence of
the dangerous growth of the trade, reverted to their proposals of 1902-1903
and again recommenced the closure by international agreement of the
Masqat market as the only complete and satisfactory solution of the arms
trade question. Various methods were also suggested by which, after
agreement with Turkey, a check might be applied to the influx of arms
and ammunition into Kuwait and the Turkish possessions on the Persian
Gulf; but these were expressly declared to be of secondary importance.
The reply of His Majesty^s Government, received in the following
April, indicated that the time was not propitious for the negotiations
proposed by the Government of India, but that suitable instructions
would be given to the British Plenipotentiaries at an international Arms
Conference which was to be held at Brussels early in 1908.
The present situation is therefore as follows. Since 1902 the arms
trade has been nominally prohibited at every port, except Masqat, in
the Gulfs of Persia and "'Oman ; but smuggling and connivance at
breaches of the law are so universally prevalent that arms and ammuni
tion continue to be distributed from Masqat over the length and breadth
of the Gulf region, and a brisk and regular trade in arms has sprung up
between Masqat and Afghanistan. The importations at Masqat, though
the small local demand of the 'Oman Sultanate must long since have
been satisfied, are still on the same scale as before the general prohibition
of the trade in 1902; but they now represent the whole, or nearly the
whole, instead of a part only of the trade. It has been proved, at the
cost of an immense expenditure of energy by British establishments, that
the illegal dissemination of arms from the free port of Masqat cannot
be prevented, or even appreciably hindered, by naval means; also that
measures, however efficacious, taken in British Baluchistan do not and
cannot influence the course of the Afghan traffic; while officers who
have studied the question on the spot in Persia agree that the Govern
ment of that country are incapable, however much they may desire to do
so, of putting down the trade across Persia between Masqat and
Afghanistan.
. -J- 11 Middle East, where, besides intensifying anarchy and bloodshed
in Central Arabia and in some of the smaller states, it has weakened
the authority of the Persian and Turkish Governments and threatens
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).
Part II consists of three chapters:
- 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
- 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
- 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).
The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:
- 'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
- 'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
- 'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
- 'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
- 'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf Historically used by the British to refer to the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Often referred to as The Gulf or the Arabian Gulf. ' (pages 2663-2699);
- 'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
- 'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (1165 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.
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The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:130, 1625:2742, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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