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File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.' [47r] (98/424)
The record is made up of 1 volume (210 folios). It was created in 20 Apr 1908-24 Sep 1915. It was written in English. 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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CQMFIDENTTAt,
Enclosures to paragraph 32 of Despatch No. 79 {Army), dated the 3 rd fuh
jgr 3 . ' y
Enclosure No. I.
No. 60/1462-XIV-N., dated Bombay, the 21st February 1913. '
From His Excellency Rear-Admiral R. H. Peirsb, C.B., M.V.O., Com-
mander-in-Chief, H.s Ma,esty' s Ships ana Vessels, East Indies Sqiadro”,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India, Marine Department.
I have the honour to forward herewith for the information of His Excellency
the Viceroy and Governor General of India in Council, a list of the rifles
ammunition, etc., captured during the Arms Traffic Operations in the Persian
Gulf, which are at present lying in the Naval Ordnance Depot, Bombay.
2. It is understood that all the arms and ammunition captured by His
Majesty’s Ship “ Fox” in November 1909 were to be retained pending the settle
ment of the question as to_ their restitution to His Highness the Sultan of
Masqat. My records on this subject are, however, not very clear and end with
my predecessor’s telegram No. 63 of 20th May 1910, (in reply to Government
of India telegram No. 901-M. of 18th May 1910) reporting that these arms were
stored at Bombay.
3. It is not known for what reasons the rifles, etc., captured by His Majesty’s
Ship “ Perseus ” in May 1910 and by His Majesty’s Ship “ Hyacinth ” in January
rp 11, were retained. The approval for retention in the case of the former was
contained in Government of India telegram No. 1058-M. of 20th June 1910.
4. Should the arms, etc., captured by “Fox” be no longer required, it is
proposed that all non-serviceable rifles and ammunition and the 80 old bayonets
be destroyed.
5. I have the honour to enquire whether the serviceable rifles of prohibited
bore and ammunition can be put to any use by the Government of India, and, if
so, that early instructions may be given respecting their disposal as otherwise
they will rapidly deteriorate having recently been removed from the packing in
which they have previously been kept.
I have been given to understand that the *45' / Martini Henry rifles are
identical with those used by the Armed Police in India and it is thought that the
remainder of the rifles might perhaps be utilised for Training Corps or other
useful purpose.
List of Captured Rifles, Ammunition, etc., lying in the Naval Ordnance DepAt,
Bombay.
[February igij-)
{a) Serviceable rifles of non-prokibited bore.
n Mausers ... Captured by “Miner" in August 1912 and
deposited in Naval Ordnance DepSt by
24 Mannlichers ... ... “Alert", February 1913 —to be kept for
— presentation purposes as sanctioned by
Total... 35 Government of India—in Marine Depart-
—* ment telegram No. 1190 / 56 -M. of 29 th
January 1913 .
[b) Serviceable rifles of prohibited bore.
723 *303" Martini Metford Carbines Captured off Habt on 25th May 19 10 an d
deposited in Naval Ordnance Depot by
“ Perseus" on 28 th June 1910 .
261 Ditto ... Captured from
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
“ Badil" in Lima Bay on
4 th November 1909 and deposited in Naval
Ordnance Dep 6 t by “Fox" 17 th May 1910 .
2 5 ° * 45 // Martini Henry long rifles
2 7 Lee Speed (without bolts)
Total 1,261
Captured from
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
“Badil" in Lima Bay on
4 th November 1909 and deposited in Naval
Ordnance Depot by “Fox" 17 th May 1910 .
Captured from
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
“ Badil" in Lima Bay on
4 th November 1909 and deposited in Naval
Ordnance Depot by “ Fox " 17 th May 1910 ,
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The correspondence discusses the award of prize money to the officers and crews of British Naval vessels that had seized dhows containing arms and ammunition in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The correspondence discusses the values to be assigned to different types of arms and ammunition, and the decision by the Government of India to make a grant to the Admiralty from the Indian Revenues to cover the prize money owed for seizures from November 1910 to November 1912.
The principal correspondents include the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (H W [Herbert William?] James, Allen Thomas Hunt, and James Charles Tancred); the Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station (George John Scott Warrender, Edmond John Warre Slade, Alexander Edward Bethell, and Richard Henry Peirse); 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 Cox); the Secretary of State for India (John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, and Robert Crew-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe); the Secretary to the Foreign Department of the Government of India (Spencer Harcourt Butler, Arthur Henry McMahon); the Secretary to the Marine Department of the Government of India (Ernest William Stuart King Maconchy, and William Riddell Bird); 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 (Robert Erskine Holland, Stuart George Knox); the Viceroy of India (Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst); and representatives of the Admiralty, 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. .
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 (210 folios)
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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 210; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:184v, 185v:209v, back-i
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