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File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.' [‎168r] (340/424)

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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Vn any further communica-
ion on Aiis subject, please quote
N.L. 2432.
md address letter to—
The Secretary,
Admiralty, Whitehall,
' London, S.W.
7
I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the Secretary
of State for India in Council, that they have had under consid
eration an application from His Majesty's Ship Proserpine"
for a grant in the nature of prize money in respect of the
capture of an arms-running dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. near Jask on the 18th April
1908. Details of the capture are contained in a letter of
the 20th April 1908, from the Commanding Officer of the Ship,
a copy of which was forwarded to 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. by Admiralty
letter of the 26th May 1908, M.5011.
2. My Lords are of opinion that the services rendered
by the Officers and crew of the "Proserpine" were such as to
justify a grant from Public Funds, but, before taking further
steps in the matter, they would be glad to be informed whether
the Secretary of State would be prepared to authorise some
contribution being made by the Indian Government in respect
of 836 rifles of English manufacture, and 82 Martini Henry
Carbines, which formed a portion of the captured cargo and
were handed over to the Indian Government at their request..
3. According to an estimate given by His Majesty's
Consul at Muscat, the rifles in question were worth Rs.45
each, and the carbines Rs.30 each, but further enquiries
indicate that the true value of new weapons of these patterns
is Rs.41 and Rs.32 respectively. A different estimate is
given by the Indian Government in the enclosed copy of a
letter to the Commander in Chief on the East Indies Station,
but
The Under Secretary of State,
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. ,
S.W. /
0
RECEIVED
10 a-El.
1 a APR 1909
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. .,
L_ ( AtfOlftk. V
L.P.—No 8.

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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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