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'Selection from Correspondence Relative to the Traffic in Arms in the Persian Gulf, 1897-98. Part I' [3r] (5/54)
The record is made up of 1 file (27 folios). It was created in 28 Apr 1898. 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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Y
Political
No.
Name.
No.
Department
Date.
Subject.
Number.
Page.
30
31
To Viceroy
From Buckuall Brothers
(telegrant).
32 From Foreign Office (for- I 172
'warding letter from
Mr. Hardinge). ;
1747/98
1780/98
1787/98
39
33 To Viceroy
34 Question in House of
Commons (Mr. Dillon).
35 To Bucknall Brothers
36 From Customs
37 To Foreign Office
38 From Mr. Hardinge (En
closure in Foreign
Office Letter).
(telegram).
282/98
19
1780/98
1806/98
1787/98
1813/98
40
41
Rowcliffes, Rawle, & Co.
to and from Foreign
Office (Enclosures in
Foreign Office Letter).
Fracis Times and others
to Foreign Office (En
closure in Foreign Office
Letter).
Foreign Office to Fracis ;
Times and others (En
closure in Foreign
Office Letter).
42 To Viceroy
43 From Viceroy
(Telegram)
44 To Messrs. Kynoch, Li
mited.
45
From Captain Fagan - !(Telegram)
1817/98
1816/98
1820/98
1829/98
343/98
1818/93
15/98
1898.
18 Feb.
21 Feb.
(Foreign
Office).
31 Dec. 1897
(Mr.
Hardinge).
21 Feb.
22 Feb.
28 Feb.
4 Mar.
4 Mar.
(Foreign
Office).
1 Feb.
(Mr.
Hardinge).
5 Mar.
(Foreign
Office).
5 Mar.
(Foreign
Office).
25 Feb.
(Fracis
Times).
Muscat Customs.
No. 16.
Reply to | 25
Reply to No. 26. Inquiry as to 26
illegality of conveyiug arms
to Muscat.
(Enclosure:—Notification at t
Muscat Consulate, 13th Jan
uary 1898).
Suppression of arms traffic in
Persia. Co-operation of Her
Majesty’s Consul in seizure
of arms at Bushire.
Enclosures :— Mushir - ed -
Dowleh to Mr. Hardinge, 11th
December 1897 ; Memorandum
by Colonel Picot on proposed
action of Persian Government
(<») in event of attempted
transfer from British to
Foreign subjects, (6) in case
of import of arms by Persian
Notables.
Requests reports on seizures of
arms on British vessels.
Territorial authorities pri
marily respousible.
Interference with Arms Traffic
in
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Reply to No. 31. Illegality of
carriage of arms to Muscat de
pends upon their destination.
Notice to exporters and others
regarding certain munitions of
war to be entered with the
Customs before shipment
(in force from 1st March 1898).
Reply to No. 32. Concurs in
proposed approval of Mr. Har-
dinge’s action.
Issue of proclamations at Muscat,
to Muscat and British subjects.
Seizure of the Baluchistan.”
The situation at Bushire.
(A) and (B) dated 19th and 21st
February. Inquires on what
ground “ Baluchistan ” was
seized.
(C) Reply of Foreign Office,
24th February. Official Re
port not yet received.
Representation with regard to
action of Persian and British
authorities.
(Enclosing statement de
scribing trade in arms at
Bushire and Muscat).
7 Mar. Reply to foregoing.
10 Mar. Registration of arms at Muscat.
Reply to No. 27.
12 Mar. i Report on arms surrendered by
Frontier Tribes.
’ 6 Mar. j Alleged violation of Merchan-
dUe Marks Acts. Reply to
| No. 28.
18 Mar. Unsatisfactory attitude of
Sultan of Muscat in respect
to suppression of arms traffic.
28
30
30
30
31
32
32
33
34
38
39
40
40
40
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This file contains a selection of correspondence and enclosures compiled by 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. Political and Secret Department relating to arms traffic in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. from 1897-98.
Correspondents include: 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 Foreign Office, the Marquess of Salisbury, the Secretary of State for India, the Chargé d'Affaires in Tehran, the Admiralty, the Viceroy of India, the Government of India, 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. , the Sultan of Muscat, and various British merchant companies.
The following topics are discussed:
- measures for the control of trade in arms and ammunition with Muscat;
- the power of the Crown to prohibit the export of arms and to stop the importation by British subjects or in British vessels;
- the Customs Consolidation Act and other treaties with Muscat;
- treaty engagements of Bahrein;
- the search and seizure of shipments at Muscat and Bushire including the SS Tripoli , and SS Baluchistan ;
- the registration of arms;
- grievances of British merchants over loss of trade.
It contains three short treaty extracts in French.
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- 1 file (27 folios)
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This file consists of a single document with re-printed correspondence arranged in chronological order.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 1, and terminates at f 27, it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, 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.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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