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'Selection from Correspondence Relative to the Traffic in Arms in the Persian Gulf, 1897-98. Part I' [13r] (25/54)
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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forward in your letter of the 31st of January, to the effect that “ there has
“ been no secrecy or subterfuge in any shape or form of which we have
“ knowledge.”
3. The case of rifles shown in your list marked M G H, as shipped to
order by A. W. Spencer, was, according to information received by this
Office, shipped by E. W. Carling & Co., and it is believed that the bill of
lading described the contents as hardware. If this impression is correct, it
would seem that, in addition to the concealment of the consignee’s name, the
exporter’s name was also left back.
4, I am to inquire whether further light can be thrown on this point,
because, as you are aware, the action which is being taken by the territorial
authorities in the Gulf, with which you are asking Her Majesty’s Govern
ment to interfere, is based upon the fact that this traffic in arms is illegal,
and the assumption that the parties engaged in it are well aware of the risks
which they incur if their action is discovered.
I have, &c.,
Messrs. Bucknall Brothers. A. Godley.
No. 27.
Letter from Government of India to the Bight Honourable Lord George
E. Hamilton, Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for India.
No. 28 of 1898.
My Lord,
The Viceroy telegraphed* to
* “ The Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
proposes, as check on arms trade, to make
compulsory on British subjects registration
at Maskat Consulate of arms imported
into or owned by them in Maskat terri
tories. I am advised that Consul can make
rules for this purpose under Article 1,
Maskat
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, as being for
peace, order and good government of
British subjects in Maskat dominions. If
Foreign Office concur in interpretation of
article, may I authorise Consul to pro
ceed ? ”
Maskat territory to India and Persia,
Port TTilliam,
10th February 1898.
your Lordship on the 4th February Political
1898, a proposal to make compulsory No. 295/98.
on British subjects the registration, at
our Consulate at Maskat, of arms im
ported into or owned by them in
Maskat territories. The suggestion
was made by our Political Besident in
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
with a view to check
ing the arms trade. A copy of the
Besident’s telegram, dated the 27th
January 1898, is enclosed. It further
suggests that the export of arms and
ammunition by British subjects, from
should be made a penal offence.
2 . Article 1 of the Maskat
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, 1867, appears to us sufficient
to enable the Consul to make rules providing for the registration of arms
by British subjects in Maskat. Such rules would be “ for the peace, order
“ and good government of Her Majesty’s subjects being within the domi-
“ nions of the Sultan of Maskat,” although their immediate object would
be of a different kind. Under Article 2 of the Order, such rules can be
enforced in anticipation of their allowance by Her Majesty’s Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; but they cannot "be enforced
without preliminary publication for one
calendar month. It appears, however,
from papersf received with the letter
from the Secretary in the Political and
Secret Department, No. 2, dated the
14th January 1898, that Article 1 of the Maskat
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
has been
under the consideration of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and it
may be inferred that the suggestion in respect to compulsory registration of
arms and ammunition by British subjects either did not occur to or did not
f See Letter from 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.
to the
Foreign Office, dated the 3rd January 1898,
and the reply Irom the Foreign Office, dated
the 7th January 1898.
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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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- 1r:10r, 13r:13v, 17v:18r, 19r:19v, 23r:23v, 25v:26r, 27v
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