File 619/1907 Pt 3 'Arms Traffic:- Koweit Trade.' [46r] (96/720)
The record is made up of 1 volume (358 folios). It was created in 28 Apr 1900-15 Jun 1914. It was written in English and French. 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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No. 74, dated Maskat, the 5th (received 17tli) Jhne 19f2 (Confidential)
P ° litiCal HiS
To-The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
I have the honour to forward herewith the copy of letter No 7 q t .,,.
5th June 19X2, that I have addressed to the Politick Sentin thetr'Ln
No. 73, dated Maskat, the 5th June 1912 (Confidential)
From Major^S.^ CX^Knox, GJ.E., Po.itica, Agent and His Britann.e Majesty's
To-L' EDTENANT-CoLONEt. S.E P. Z. Cox, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.,
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.
and
His Britannic Majesty s Consul-General in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire.
I have the honour, with reference to your telegram* JSTo. M.—135, dated
* Serial No. 73. the 4th June 1912, to the address of
p t j" • -ra . Hon’blc the Secretary to the Gov-
ernment of India m the Foreign Department, to forward herewith a copy
o the acknowledgment of His Highness the Sultan’s proclamation by the
Consul, Unued States of America, for Maskat. His Highness was so good as
to forward a copy to me this morning. It was accompanied by an Arabn-
translation giving an accurate rendering of the American original and I hare
not thought it necessary to forward it. 6
j. f; ^ c «py„°|' this report with its enclosure is being forwarded by me
Department. t0 GoVe,T,ment of ^ * ‘he Foreign
No. N A. O. Ill, dated the 5th June 1912.
Prom Homer Bbktt, Esq., American Consul for Maskat,
To His Highness Seyyid Feysal Bin Turki, Sultan of Maskat and Oman.
™„int ft 7 v grpet i ng ? anc ! com plimerits. I have the honour to acknowledge
receipt ot Your Highness s communication which was sent to me yesterdav in
which new regulations governing the trade in arms and ammunition are set
The contents of the papers will be communicated to my Government.
Your Highness 68 ° f eSteem and best wishes for the continued good health of
98
No. 733, dated Maskat, the 11th (received 17th) June 1912.
From-MAJORS G. Knox, C.I.E.,
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.
and His Britannic Majesty's
Consul, Maskat, J 7
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department.
J 0 o ha i Ve ; ^ hoTlour t0 forward to you, to save time, the copy of a letter
o. 732, dated the 11 th June 1912, which I am despatching by the mail of the
17th instant to the address of the
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.
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The volume discusses the work of British political and naval authorities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in suppressing the trafficking arms and ammunition, particularly from Muscat to Koweit [Kuwait]. Included are reports of searches undertaken on vessels suspected of trafficking of arms, including inventories of seized goods, and records of land attacks undertaken on arms depots and caches along the Gulf coastline.
The later correspondence discusses the discovery of arms and ammunitions being smuggled into Koweit within cases of loaf sugar (sugarloaf), and attempts to identify those responsible for sending and receiving the smuggled goods.
The principal correspondents include the 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. (Charles Arnold Kemball, and Percy Zachariah Cox); 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. and Consul at Muscat (William George Grey, and Frank McConaghey); 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 Kuwait (Stuart George Knox, and William Henry Irvine Shakespear); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department (Hugh Shakespear Barnes, Sir Louis William Dane, and Spencer Harcourt Butler); the Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey) and India (Lord George Francis Hamilton, William St John Fremantle Brodrick, John Morley, Viscount Morley of Blackburn); the Viceroy of India; the Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station (Edmond John Warre Slade, and Richard Henry Peirse); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Marine Department (Malcolm Henry Stanley Grover); the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Victor Gallafent Gurner, Charles Pipon Beaty-Pownall, and James C Tancard); and representatives of the Foreign Office, the 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. and the Admiralty.
This is part 3 of 10. 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.
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- 1 volume (358 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 358; 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.
Condition: The spine has become detached and has been placed in a plastic sleeve and placed after the last folio of the volume. It has been foliated with the number 357.
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