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File 619/1907 Pt 3 'Arms Traffic:- Koweit Trade.' [210r] (424/720)
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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ARMS TRAFFIC.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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No. 1.
(Confidential) Admirnlt y to Foreign Office.—{Received February 22.)
’ 1 commanded by my Lords Commissioners^Thf A^ralty to forward
herewith for he information of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, copy of a
letter of this date, which has been sent to 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.
, relative to the suppression
of the arms traffic in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. •
l am to request that should the Secretary of State see no objection, His Majesty’s
consuls-general at Port Said and Marseilles may be instructed to inform the
commander-in-chief on the East Indies station, by telegraph, of any ships leaving
those ports with arms and ammunition for the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, in order that a watch
may be kept on their movements.
I am, &c.
W. GRAHAM GREENE.
Enclosure in No. 1.
. Admiralty to
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.
.
(Confidential.)
Sir ’ t a v v ^ Admiralty, February 21, 1910.
1 AM commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint
you, for the information of the Secretary of State for India in Council, that they have
had under consideration the report from the commander-in-chief on the East Indies
station, dated the 24th December, in which he gives an account of the steps taken to
suppress the arms traffic in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and states his views on possible future
developments.
Copy of the letter is contained in the Government of India print, No. 198.
2. Amongst other points the commander-in-chief notices the possibility of arms
being carried in dhows under foreign flags, and requests definite information whether
the terms of the agreement with the Persian Government, dated 18th December, 1897,
authorise him to seize vessels in Persian or British waters which are attempting to
land arms, whatever their character or nationality.
The agreement states that— 44 in addition to such measures as may be taken by
Persian officials, His Majesty’s ships should examine and search all merchant vessels
trading in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.” It appears therefore that His Majesty’s ships could
search any vessel suspected of carrying arms within the territorial waters of Persia,
irresj)ective of its character or nationality.
On the other hand, the Secretary of State for India, in his despatch of the
9th November, 1900, to the Government of India, stated that it would be necessary
to come to an arrangement with the Turkish Government before British vessels could
search ships carrying the Turkish flag.
3. A similar question arises in respect of seizures of vessels under a foreign flag
in Muscat waters. The terms of the Proclamation of the Sultan of Muscat of the
13th January, 1898, are not so general as those of the agreement with Persia, and it
was held that the right of search does not extend to other than British, Persian, or
Muscat vessels.
4. My Lords note that the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in his letter
of the 22nd October last, stated that the possibility of the blockade being rendered
less effective by arms being carried in dhows under foreign flags must be dealt with
if and when it arises. In the present situation, however, it is necessary that the
commander-in-chief should be definitely informed what are his powers in respect of
such vessels, i.e., whether vessels under foreign flags suspected of carrying arms in
British, Persian, or Muscat waters may be visited and searched, and, if necessary,
detained for enquiry, their cargoes being confiscated. I am to request that the
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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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- Title
- File 619/1907 Pt 3 'Arms Traffic:- Koweit Trade.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:10v, 12r:17r, 18v:21v, 27r:28v, 37r:44r, 45r:45v, 46v:48v, 50r:58v, 60r:116v, 119r:124v, 125v, 127v:141v, 144r:145v, 149r:169v, 170v:261v, 263v:266v, 268r:277v, 278v:281v, 283r:292r, 293r:304v, 306r:307v, 309r:350v, 353r:357v, back-i
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