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File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.' [133v] (271/424)
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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46
APPENDIX II.
(Treaty with France, 1844.)
Treaty of Commerce between Franee and Muskat, signed
\~th November 1844.
Article 2 .—The subjects of Syud Sneed Bin Sultan, the Sultan of Muskat,
shall be at liberty to enter, reside in, trade with, and pass with their
merchandise through, France; and the French shall, in like manner, have
similar liberty with regard to the territories of Syud Sueed Bin Sultan, the
Sultan of Muskat. The subjects of both the Governments shall have all the
privileges which are or may be conceded by the respective Governments to
the subjects of the most favoured nations.
Article 11.—No vessel shall be prohibited from importing into, or
exporting from, the territories of the Sultan of Muskat any kind of merchandise.
The trade shall be perfectly free in the said territories, subject to the above-
mentioned duty [he., 5 per cent.'] and to no other. The French shall be at
liberty to buy and sell from whomsoever and to whomsoever they choose ;
but they shall not trade in the articles of ivory and gum copal on that part
of the East Coast of Africa from the port of Ton gate, situated in 5|- degrees
of south latitude, to the port of Culva, lying in 9 degrees south of the equator,
both ports inclusive. But if the English or Americans, or any other Christian
nation, should carry on this trade, the French shall, in like manner, be at
liberty to do so.
APPENDIX III.
(Anglo-French Declaration, 1862.)
Anglo-French Declaration respecting the Independence of Muskat and
Zanzibar, signed at Paris, lOf/i March 1862.
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and His Majesty the Emperor of the French, taking into consideration
the importance of maintaining the independence of His Highness the Sultan
of Muskat and of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, have thought
]t right to engage reciprocally to respect the independence of these
Sovereigns.
The undersigned, Her Britannic Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary
and Plenipotentiary at the Court of 1 ranee, and the Minister for Foreign
Allans of His Majesty the Emperor of the Irench, being furnished with the
necessary powers, hereby declare in consequence that "their said Majesties
take reciprocally that engagement.
Witness whereof, &c.,
(Signed) Cowley.
De Thouvexal.
APPENDIX IV.
(Gwadur Prohibition, 1891.)
I ) oclamation issued by Mis Highness the Sultan of Muskat
3rd March 1891.
Let it be known by this writing that we have forbidden the import into
our territory of Gwadur and its dependencies of arms and ammunition-
nothing of the kind is to be landed there or taken thence to any place
whatever. lake heed of this, and any one transgressing this prohibition will
be liable to punishment.
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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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- 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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