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File 4377/1912 'Muscat Arms Traffic: Complaints of British Firms' [170r] (344/430)
The record is made up of 1 volume (213 folios). It was created in 1908-1913. 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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Dec. 24,1908.] THE BOARD OF TRADE JOURNAL.— Advertisements.
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THE EXJYERS’ GUIDE.
For MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS & SHIPPERS.
Charges for entries under this heading, 2s. per insertion.
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Brlta Metal—
Hui..jn, Wm., & Sons, Ltd., 7, Farringdon Road,
London, E.C., and Sheffield.
Bronze Manufacturers—
Delta Metal Co., Ltd., London, E.C.
Brush Manufacturers—
Fellheimer, J. M. k D., London, E.C.
Bute Docks—
Cardiff Railway Co., Bute Docks, Cardiff.
Button Manufacturers—
Smith & Wright, Ltd., Birmingham.
Cables and Wires—
Henley’s, W. T., Telegraph Works Co., Ltd.,
London, E.C.
Hooper’s Telegraph and India-rubber Works, Ltd.,
London E.C.
Calculators (“ Brunsviga ” Standard)—
Grimme, Natalis & Co., Ltd., 75 b, Queen Victoria
Street, London.
Candle Manufacturers—
Ogston & Tennant, Ltd., Glasgow, Aberdeen and
London.
Price’s Patent Candle Co., Ltd., Battersea Works,
Battersea, London, S.W.
Carbolic Acid-
Miller, James, Son, & Co., Glasgow.
Cartridge Manufacturers—
Nobel's Explosives Co., Ltd., Glasgow.
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GUARANTEED 58 DEGREES,
EQUAL TO 98 PER CENT. CARBONATE OF SODA.
The Strongest and Purest Form of the Article in the Market, and therefore the most Economical
for the use of Printers, Bleachers, Wool Scourers, Dyers, Glass, Paper, and Soap Makers.
CAUSTIC SODA. Exceptionally Pure.
Strengths, 76/77%, 70/72%, 60/62%.
BLEACHING POWDER.
CHLORIDE OF CALCIUM.
BICARBONATE OF SODA.
Refined and Recrystallised. The purest and cheapest in the Market.
CONCENTRATED CRYSTAL SODA
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* lb. Concentrated Crystal Soda does the work of 2 lbs. Washing Soda. Constant composition in
all climates. Readily soluble. Harmless to the finest fabrics and to the skin.
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Cattle Importation—
Cardiff Railway Co., Bute Docks, Cardiff,
Cement Manufacturers—
West Kent Portland Cement Co., Bur ham, near
Rochester.
Charcoal, Wood, Flake, Block, and Powdered —
Wilson Bros. Bobbin Co., Ltd., Cornholme Works,
Garston, Liverpool.
Chemical Manufacturers—
Acme Chemical Co., Tonbridge.
Anglo-Continental (late Ohlendorff’s) 1 Guano
Works, The, London, E.C.
Blythe, Wm., & Co., Ltd., Church, Lancs.
Brunner, Mond & Co., Ltd., Northwich, Cheshire.
Hedworth Barium Co., Ltd., Newcastle.
Holliday (Read) & Sons, Ltd., Huddersfield.
Miller, Jas., Son & Co., Glasgow.
The Crown Chemical Works, Ltd., 63, ^Crutched
Friars, E.C.
United Alkali Co., Ltd., Liverpool.
Chemical Manure Manufacturers—
Acme Chemical Co., Tonbridge.
Anglo - Continental (late Ohlendorff’s) Guano
Works, The, London, E.C.
McQuie, Peter R., & Son, 19, South John Street,
Liverpool.
United Alkali Co., Ltd., Liverpool
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, and reports relating to the consignment of armaments to Muscat. The discussion in the volume concerns the complaints of British firms regarding the impounding of these armaments, following the enforcement of new arms traffic regulations. Following this some consignees refused to take delivery of the shipments or pay for them leading to the prospect of considerable financial loss for the manufacturers. The correspondence includes an enquiry from the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce as to regulations relating to importation of arms into Muscat.
Also discussed by British officials is the interpretation of the relevant regulations and documents. These include:
- The Board of Trade Journal (December 24, 1908, Volume LXIII, No. 630) with sections on openings for British trade, tariff changes and regulations, and shipping, mineral and agriculture (ff 141- 179).
- 'Agreement between the United Kingdom, France and Italy respecting the importation of arms and ammunition into Abyssynia (Treaty Series No.7, signed London, December 13,1906)
- A notice 'Arms Traffic. Muscat Warehouse Rules, 1912. Notice by His Highness, Sir Seyyid Faisal bin Turki, GCIE. Sultan of Muscat and Oman'.
The principal correspondents in the volume include: 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 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. , Muscat (Stuart George Knox); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department (Sir Henry McMahon); Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey).
The volume 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 (213 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the 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 213; 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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- Brunner, Mond and Co. Limited
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