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File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.' [‎127v] (259/424)

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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the Consular guard 0 at that place by 50 men under a British officer. On
the 27th February 1010 the Government of India telegraphed :—Admiral
“ reports no immediate danger now of reprisals on part of Afghans since
“ majority have left the coast. Arms which have been landed have been
“ removed inland out of reach.” It was accordingly proposed that the
“ Hardinge ” should return to India with the troops on the 7th March.
Owing, however, to fresh arrivals of Afghans in the Biyaban districts the
“ Hardinge’s ” return was subsequently deferred. It was decided to
maintain the Jaskand Chahbar garrisons, for the time being, at their existing
strengths. The “Hardinge ” was eventually authorised to return to Bombay
on the 1st April 1910.
As regards the protection of telegraph stations in the interior, the special
Robat garrison. reinforcement of 500 men sent to Robat
in April 1908 (see paragraph 22) was
withdrawn in the following autumn. But the double company of Native
Infantry (about 200 men) which had been posted to Robat in 1900 (see para
graph 22, footnote) was still retained. In January 1909 the further temporary
retention of this force was sanctioned by His Majesty’s Government with a
view to the protection of the telegraph staff between Bam and Robat against
j^/nQ attacks by Afghan gun-runners. On
the 30th March 1909 the Government
of India were authorised to withdraw the detachment at the close of the gun-
3340/09 running season. On the 29th April
1909 the British Minister at Tehran
telegraphed that he presumed the removal of the troops from Robat
was only until the beginning of the next season. Otherwise, Sir G.
Baiclay considered that the position of the Indo-European Telegraph
Department would be very difficult, as, without troops at Robat, the telegraph
staff at Dehaneh would “have nothing nearer to fall back on in case of
683/09. necessity ” than Kerman. Sir G.
n , , T ' t \ , Barclay was informed in reply by the
Government of India that the “possibility of having to send troops period-
u icall y to Robat had been foreseen, and question would be considered before
commencement of next arms traffic season.” On the 10th December 1909
1683/09. Government of India telegraphed
T j i ^ ^ . 1r l that they had sent half a battalion to
r}° l :)a 11 ^ 10 loth Apr 1 ! igp/) ^ Ag ent t p e Governor-General in
Baluchistan reported that the troops might, in his opinion, be safely with
drawn! from Robat at the end of May 1910
o9. As regards the local Persian 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. in the coast districts, whose
Attitude of Chiefs of Persian Balu- a 1 t ^ tu / e towards the arms traffic has
chistan. already been referred to (see para-
Chief of Geh. graph 20), it may be mentioned that
259/10. a report reached His Majesty’s Govern-
tliA ifHR To imr , „ . me nt, through the Tehran Legation, on
, 1 ( V th . Janual T 1910, of negotiations between the Afghan gun-runners
municl iihTP H an V Chi l f 0f T ek 11 " as ‘^thesiJble to com
municate with the Chief on the subject, and on the 11th February the
from him 6 ' 1 ° * n< la re P ortec ‘ ,lmt satisfactory assurances had been received
Another Persian Chief, whose complicity in the arms traffic was beyond
Mir Barkat Khan of Biyaban doubt, was Mir Barkat Khan of
s-rsa? Fzsfssrt tTSs
reported that, during the past season Vi,- to t A i CU/bA/09) Mr. New
mmits with iL. A r C , past sea son, Mir Barkat had again made arrange-
ITassiirthem m tndin 1° ^ H ^“8 tlieir consigments, atd
oi i • t- E i P ^ 10 aims and m obtaining transport Admiral
“ the ’ man To fitt ^ “ ' 91 °’ Barka^ as’ “ pTablv
who hrst m ade a regular business of importing arms on tlm
mi , ' '
The normal strength of the Bunder Abbas Consular escort is 20.

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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.

Extent and format
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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