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File 868/1912 Pt 1 'Arms traffic: arrangements at Muscat for its regulation' [‎28r] (62/458)

The record is made up of 1 volume (225 folios). It was created in 1910-1912. It was written in English 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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FROM - Tho Coni!andci3-in--0hiof, Fast Indies
AT - Diyatalawa .
DATED - 2 September 1912.
TO - The Secretary, Admiralty.
No:- 127
Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. reports Muscat
perfectly quiet ani that 500 ©ifles 200 cases ammunition
believed to be French property have been roaoved from
Custom House to warehouse without incident. The Senior
Naval Officer in "Espiogle" remains at Miscat for tho
present.

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The volume contains telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, printed reports and a press cutting relating to the arms traffic in Muscat and arrangements for its regulation.

Issues discussed include:

  • negotiations between the Foreign Office, 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. and the Sultan of Muscat for supervision of arms exports from Muscat by creation of a bonded warehouse;
  • the Sultan of Muscat's proposed arrangements for regulating the sale of arms;
  • the Foreign Office's approval of the Sultan of Muscat's draft notifications and conditions and a proposal on communicating these notifications to the Press;
  • the 1844 Franco-Muscat Treaty and the 1862 Anglo-French declaration which guaranteed France's right to trade with Muscat;
  • Anglo-French diplomacy on the matter involving the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
  • correspondence between the French Consul, Muscat and the Sultan of Muscat;
  • Authorisation for British naval ships to board dhows flying the French flag if requested by the Sultan of Muscat;
  • implementation of the new rules involving the removal of arms and ammunition to a warehouse;
  • formal protests by French subjects against the regulations.

The file includes two press cuttings: from the Times (f 182) and a French newspaper (f 178).

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 Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. at Muscat; the Viceroy; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey; the Under Secretary of State, Foreign Office; the Ambassador to France, Sir Francis Bertie; the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty; the Commander-in-Chief, East Indies.

The volume is part 1 of 7. The part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (f 2).

Extent and format
1 volume (225 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 868 (Arms Traffic - Muscat) consists of 6 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/235-240. The volumes are divided into 7 parts with parts 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 comprising one volume each and parts 4 and 5 comprising a volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the first flyleaf with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 225; 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 foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.

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English and French in Latin script
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