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File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.' [77v] (159/424)
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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j o ■siiopest Rs. IS per 100 arms as the breaking up value to be paid
-^rWe Slid also offer a grant from Indian revenues at an all-round rate
nfRs ner .ooo rounds for the ammunitton The particulars g.ven m letter
No"^ ^ted the Bth^May
fhf dhowT^aptured and S we hive been unable to ob.am definite information on.,
the Cinot F Fvrellencv the Naval Commander-in-Chief. In case of a
clairn > °being 0I ptd ’forward on account of the dhows, we would leave the amount
of India’s contribution to Your Lordship’s decision.
, With regard to the disposal of the dhows and arms referred to in para-
prank's above we would state that the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
“ Bad. ’ captured by H. M. S.
“ Fox ” on the 4 th November 1509 in Lima Bay was left in custody of the local
Sheikh who allowed it to escape. The
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
Khain captured on the 3rd
December .000 off Khor Fakan, was handed over to the Sheikh of Khor Fakan
nn Ihe noth September 19.0 in return for his co-operation in suppressing the
arm traffic The P dTow captured by the “ Perseus ” on the s 5 th May ,9.0 was
destroyed in October .910 under our orders. The arms and ammunition on the
“ Badil ” were retained with the sanction of Your Lordship s predecessor and
have been stored in the Naval Ordnance Dep6t, Bombay, and recently compen-
sation was paid, under Your Lordship’s sanction to H,s Highness the
Sultan of Maskat on their account. As regards the arms and ammunition
captured by the “ Perseus ” on the 25th May 1910, we would state that the older
types of rifles and carbines, as well as the pistols and ammunition, have been
destroyed, and that *303 rifles and carbines, to the number of 1,435, have been
kept in the Naval Ordnance Depot, Bombay.
We have the honour to be,
My Lord Marquis,
Your Lordship’s most obedient, humble Servants,
(Signed) HARDINGE of PENSHURST.
„ O’M. CREAGH.
„ R. W. CARLYLE.
„ HARCOURT BUTLER.
„ SYED AL 1 IMAM.
„ W. H. CLARK.
„ R. W. GILLAN.
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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)
- 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 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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- IOR/L/PS/10/116
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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