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File 619/1907 Pt 2 'Arms Traffic:- Muscat dhows. "Kadra" case.' [179r] (366/804)
The record is made up of 1 volume (398 folios). It was created in 9 Feb 1909-22 Dec 1911. It was written in English, Italian and French. 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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out the nece^bity for a bpirit of moderation on the part of the
naval Aut -oritiea in the exercise of their bo && not
to injure the interests of coiacierce in general, and in parti
cular t>o as not to impair the friendly feelings towards us of
the Sultan of Muscat whose influence and: goodwill can he of
great use in bringing about the supprebsicn of the traffic in
arm son t he Comali c oa u1.
But in order to show the breadth of view and the tact with
which our officers exercise their supervision, it is sufficient
to place on record that during the whole of lu^t y ur (apart
from the seizure of the mullah's
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
) one
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
only, the
■Khadra” and one M beden", the •Tarix", were removed from the
regular course of their business for police reasons on the
coaet of Northern BomaliiunA, a really insignificant num er if
it is taicen into xpd-fe-i four months only and within
without any inconvenience.
We are moreover fully aware of the common interest of
^and ana Italy in retaining the friendship of the Sultan
of Muscat; and it is just on account of this consideration tha:
the Royal Government, as was communicated to the Iritish Br.i-
ba-sy in the not© of July 11 last, consented, no tv/i thstancing
their convict on of their perfect right and the declaration
abandoning the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
mad© by the owner, to prcpcea^n arrangement
in th© sens© of the restitution of the M I.ri&dra” on ccridx^ion
that the Sultan of Muscat and the nahiioaa acknowledged the
seixura to b© quite la^^^T^ana renounced all claim or pretention
of any kind in consaquance i/'iereof. 1 hia compromise was not
arrived at in spile of our goodwill.
The Royal Government now tak^ note with satisfaction of
the declaration made by His hajesty'a Government that .*©^ are
ready to take action with a view to tn# adoption a system
cf narking arms and to exercise their influence in this parti
cular case to obtain f“om the Sultan and tfro nakhoca a r^co -
the waters of Fafun ulon© more than 126 dhows were searched
n i t i o n
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The volume discusses an alleged arms trafficking incident which occurred in December 1908. The El Khadra , a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. owned by Mubarak bin Khamis, a subject of Muscat, was seized by Italian authorities off the coast of Ras Hafun [Raas Xaafuun] on charges of arms trafficking.
The volume includes the negotiations between the British and Italian Governments to find an acceptable resolution to the situation. A settlement was reached and the boat returned to its owner in July 1911.
The principal correspondents in the volume include 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, and Arthur Prescott Trevor); 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 Viceroy of India (Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto); the Italian Agent at Muscat (Umberto Omar); the Italian Vice-Consul at Aden (Renato Piacentini); the British Ambassador to the Court of Italy (Sir James Rennell Rodd, 1st Baron Rennell); the Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey) and India (Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe); and the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Tommaso Tittoni, Guido Fusinato, and Antonino Paternò-Castello, marchese di San Giuliano).
This is part 2 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.
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- 1 volume (398 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 main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 398; 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.
The front cover, along with one leading flyleaf, has not been foliated. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- File 619/1907 Pt 2 'Arms Traffic:- Muscat dhows. "Kadra" case.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:17v, 19r:31v, 33r:36v, 38r:61v, 64r:82v, 84r:95r, 96v, 97v:121v, 127r:180v, 188r:189v, 191r:211v, 215r:215v, 217r:270r, 271r:278v, 280r:283v, 286r:293v, 295v:296v, 298r:300v, 302v:304v, 308r:320v, 326r:328r, 329v:332v, 333v:336v, 337v, 339v:363v, 366r:370r, 372r:378v, 381r:394r, 395v, 396v:397v, back-i
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