'File 9/1 IV Import of Arms and Ammunition' [4r] (15/482)
The record is made up of 1 file (229 folios). It was created in 12 Jan 1939-30 Jun 1940. 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 Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Memorandum
I beg to enclose, in original and translation,
e letter dated the 25th Dhul Hijjah 1357(i.e, 15th February)
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from the she ikh of Dubai togetlier \/ith Permit ]'0.1460 dated
the 2nd August 1938 for the import of 11 rifles and 8100
rounds of ammunition.
The Shaikh of Dubai sent his man. Rashid al
Bawardi, to Bombay to buy the arms but as the Permit v;as
time expired on his arrival at Bombay he sent it back by
airmail for renewal* The Shaikh asked me to telegraph for
its renewal but T did not think that the matter was so ur w ent
or the delay of Hie messenger in Bombay for few days would
cause him much inconvenience,hence I am writing by aimailo
3.
I am returning to the Shaikh the letters which
he had received from his man Hashid bin Bati al Bawardi and
'jhaikh l.ustaf bin » Abdul T^tif vith whom the Shaikh 's man
is staying in Bombay and informing him that I am writing to
you by airmail. The conxents of these two letters that the
permit was time expired and that the Shaikh should ask for
its renewal to enable them to buy the arms.
4.
As tie Shaikh's messenger is waiting in Bombay,
T should be grateful if the matter is treated as uri ent
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
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This file contains correspondence between the British 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. at Bahrain and the British 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. at Bushire, 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. at Sharjah and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government.
These correspondence concern requests for No Objection Certificates, licenses and permits to import, export and to possess arms, ammunition, explosives, marine flares and daggers in Bahrain and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Many of these requests are from European and American representatives and employees of companies operating in the region, including: Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO); Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited; Californian Arabian Standard Oil Company; and Cable and Wireless Limited. In addition, requests for permits are received by and on behalf of local rulers and their families, including: members of the Āl Khalīfah family in Bahrain; Shaikh Ṣaqr bin Sulṭān Āl Na‘īmī of Buraimi; Shaikh Sa‘īd bin Maktūm of Dubai; Shaikh Rāshid bin Ḥumayd Āl Nu‘aymī of Ajman; Shaikh Sulṭān bin Ṣaqr Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. of Sharjah; Shaikh Khālid bin Aḥmad Āl Qāsimī One of the ruling families of the United Arab Emirates; also used to refer to a confederation of seafaring Arabs led by the Qāsimī tribe from Ras al Khaima. of Kalba; and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī of Qatar. The file also contains Government of India Home Department Notifications and arms and ammunition policy and regulations.
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- Title
- 'File 9/1 IV Import of Arms and Ammunition'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1br:1ev, 2r:5v, 6v:11v, 12v:14v, 15v:17v, 18v:21v, 23r:24v, 25v:26v, 27v:31v, 32v:36v, 37v, 38v, 39v:47v, 48av, 48r:49v, 50v, 51ar:51bv, 51r:52v, 53v:59v, 61r:62v, 63ar:63bv, 65r:65v, 66ar:66bv, 67r:69v, 71v:74v, 75v:79v, 81v:87v, 88ar:88bv, 89r:97v, 98v:103v, 104v:106v, 107v, 108v:109v, 110v:113v, 114v:122v, 123v:125v, 126v:131v, 134v:136v, 137v:138v, 139v, 140v:143v, 146r:153v, 154v:160v, 161ar:161av, 161r:161v, 162v:172v, 173ar:173bv, 174r:178v, 179v, 180v:183v, 184v:190v, 191v:196v, 197v:199v, 200v, 201v:228v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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