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File 619/1907 Pt 5 'Arms Traffic:- Persian Gulf - Blockade (correspondence 1912-1920).' [46v] (97/608)
The record is made up of 1 volume (301 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1912-15 Feb 1921. 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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to be flagship early in 1911, her place being taken by the
’’Highflyer” and later by the ” Swift sure”. I am afraid it
is not safe to draw from the figures any inference as to the
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amount of extr a coal consumed by the "Hyacinth”, "Persells",
"Fox", "Proserpine” and their successors, but an inspection
of the quarterly Distribution Lists of H.M.S. in Indian Waters
supplied to us by the Admiralty (see table attached) shews
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that during the period under review they were very frequently
employed in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, at Hus cat, or on the Somali
Coast, in all of which stations they would be of assistance
in the arms traffic blockade. It seems likely therefore that
the Admiralty did pay a considerable additional sum for coal
burned by these vessels while engaged in assisting our
at ion s. The average charge made by the Government of
India for coal) supplied at Admiralty expense was a little
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on, so that if say 10,000 tons extra were
burned by their non-subsidised vessels while engaged in
this work the extra cost to them would be about £ 20 , 000 ;
■hv. ! i if 20,000 tons then £40,000.
In view of this possibility and of the nrobabilitv
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that the non-subsidised vessels were subjected to additional
wear and tear of machinery through continuous cruising
(vide paragraph 2 of Admiralty letter of 27th June 1910,)
^ I am still far from confident as to the wisdom of asking
the Admiralty to reconsider the "depreciation” charge; but
tt there would be no harm perhaps in including the "Paragraph 2"
drafted in my note of 25th August, with the following
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alterations, viz - after "have been" near the beginning omit
"or are likely to be”, and after "Proserpine” insert "or
their successors”.
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The volume discusses the ongoing naval blockade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to suppress arms trafficking. The blockade continued through 1912 and 1913 before being ended in 1914.
The volume also includes correspondence between representatives of 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. , the Admiralty, and the Government of India regarding detailed statements of the cost of the blockade, and decisions regarding responsibility for paying for the additional vessels used throughout 1910 and 1911.
The principal correspondents include the Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station (Edmond John Warre Slade, Alexander Edward Bethell, and Richard Henry Peirse); the Viceroy of India (Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Marine Department (Malcolm Henry Stanley Grover); the Secretary of State for India (Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe); and the Accountant-General at 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. (Walter Badock).
This is part 5 of 10. 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 (301 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 301; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/10/114
- Title
- File 619/1907 Pt 5 'Arms Traffic:- Persian Gulf - Blockade (correspondence 1912-1920).'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:135v, 137v:187v, 189r:295v, 295ar:295av, 296r:300v, 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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