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File 619/1907 Pt 2 'Arms Traffic:- Muscat dhows. "Kadra" case.' [371r] (750/804)
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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5
$. 1,000. The passengers have all been transferred to other ship by force. The
vessel is closed in Hafun since 16th Moharram merely on this account that an
old gun was found in it. The Italians have torn all the flags. Mubarak has now
personally come to you, he is your subject, his troubles I have already stated.
, Flags and passes are yours and you alone have the authority to hear the case,
^ you should help in the matter, l am anxious to see the case disposed off by you.
I need not further dwell upon the matter, you are a ruler and a wiser man than I
and therefore you know such things better. Kindly give my salaams to Saiyid
Muhammad your brother and your sons Saiyid Taimur and Nadir.
Further I beg to request you about the case of the slave of Salum bin Ali.
About the slave who has come to you I wrote you and made a request but you
refused. Whether he is killed or with you. You may please pay the price of
slave girl to Salum. Your servant Salum is at home and has become blind. A
reply is solicited.
j, o ,, « 5 th Safur ijy.
Dated our, the , oth Marc h ,909.
F rom .—M uhammad bin Mubarak bin Salum,
To— His Highness the Sultan Faisal bin Turki.
After Compliments .—Mubarak bin Khamis bin Rashid has come to me and
informed about his troubles at Hafun. Offence is insignificant, it is about an old
gun but is being taken up very seriously. These people are your subjects and
they have only to look to God and to you. I am sending the above-named
person with this letter to you, he shall relate to you all about what happened to
him. He desired me to write you all this in detail.
From—
, 18th Safar fjjiy.
Dated Mombasa, the cth M arc k 19^.
r SAiYiD Hamad bin Saiyid Akil,
Saiyid Muhammad bin Alavi,
Salim bin Abdullah bin Khamis wald Funnah,
Hamad bin Said Muhammad El Farisi,
Khamis bin Jumma wald Funnah,
Bani Bu All
Salum bin Juma. Salim,
Muhammad bin Hamad Elkhayyal,
Muhammad bin Khatir,
^Abdullah bin Said Rai El Khabura,
To— Saiyid Faisal bin Turki.
After Compliments. —We are enjoying good health. We write to inform
you our Saiyid of our arrival in the port of Mombasa We saw your humble
subject Habib bin Sulayim. We were pleased to meet him and are gra eful to
subject na y , , a n # He told us to write you all about
wrat happe^edfouth connection with the flags at Hafun at the hands, of the
Italians^ When we reached Hafun, they attacked us unawares and seized our
Italians, vv nen we searched our vessels but did not find any
wefpon, wSils They toid us thel that they had .forgiven us that time and
weapons w - th u ' J | with t h e same articles we would lose our lives
that if we went next ye ' This is all what happened to us, we have
nof got Tny^flags now. Vshall soon reach there so as to speak to you m
detail face to face.
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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)
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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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- Funnah, Salim bin Abdullah bin Khamis Wald
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