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‘File 41/2 Arms traffic’ [‎72r] (143/222)

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The record is made up of 1 file (109 folios). It was created in 1 Dec 1945-1 Nov 1947. 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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Copy of telegram No.32 dated the 26th October, 1946,
from Ambassador, Tehran, to 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. , Bahrain.
Following received from Kerman telegram No.67,
October 21st. Begins:
From H.M. Consul, Bandar Abbas.
Kahuristani (has) sent his man Hasan Mohammed Ibrahim with
? dhows belonging to Mohammed Haji Ibrahim Herangi to Sharjah
and Dubai on Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. with intention of contacting at
Sharjah Ahmed bin Rashid (alias Harim alias Muarib said to be
the servant of the Sheikh) and of obtaining arms for smuggling
into Persia. On their return party are said to have disembarked
at Gatchin 25 miles west of Bandar Abbas and that they will be
assisted by Assadullah son of Kahuristani who is an official in
the Gendarmerie Department here.
As I have no common cypher with Bahrain suggest above
may be repeated there if considered necessary.
According to unconfirmed reports one Hassan Ahmed
Forwarded witn compliments to:
The 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. Agent,
Sharjah, at Bahrain
for favour of report.
No.C/1236
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain
The 4th November, 1946.
NS.

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The file comprises correspondence in response to various reports of arms smuggling in around the Arabian Peninsula. The principal correspondents in the file are 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 Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway), the Political Officer on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (Captain Raymond Clive Murphy; Captain Hugh Dunstan Rance), the 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. Agent at Sharjah (Jasim ibn Muhammad Kadmari), and the British Consular Agent at Lingah (sometimes spelt Lingeh) [Bandar-e Lengeh], D J Stephens.

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1 file (109 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 99-110) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 111; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 1-110; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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