File 619/1907 Pt 8 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf - Seizure of French dhows "Musafa" and "Fath-el-Khair".' [‎117v] (135/219)

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The correspondence relates to complaints made by Abraham Elbaz (agent for Antoine Goguyer, a French arms merchant at Muscat) that his dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. Fath-el-Khair was being interfered with by HM's vessels causing him to suffer substantial financial losses.

The correspondence also discusses negotiations taking place with the Sirdars Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. on the Persian and Mekran Coast to try to prevent illegal arms being landed along their coastline, and efforts to stop and search vessels in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that are suspected of trafficking arms and ammunition.

Later correspondence discusses the French dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. Musaffa which was stopped by a British vessel and boarded off Chahbar [Chābahār] owing to suspicions that the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was not a legitimate French vessel and was attempting to smuggle arms and ammunitions onto the Persian Coast.

Correspondents include 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 (Arthur Prescott Trevor, Stuart George Knox); 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. (Percy Zachariah Coz); the French Consul at Muscat (Charles Céleste Albert Jeannier); the French Ambassador to Britain (Paul Pierre Cambon); the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey); the Secretary of State for India (Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst) and representatives of the Foreign Office and 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. .

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1 volume (109 folios)

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 50, and terminates at f 159, as part of a larger physical volume; 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.

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English and French in Latin script

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