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'Selection from Correspondence Relative to the Traffic in Arms in the Persian Gulf, 1897-98. Part I' [17r] (33/54)
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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illegality in the traffic can be involved. If we rightly apprehend the
situation, we are not asking Her Majesty’s Government to interfere for us
■where there is any illegality in the traffic, but our object in these communi
cations has been to make you acquainted with the fact of the “ Tripoli ”
carrying such cargo, and to avoid any erroneous conclusions as to the part
the steamer has in the traffic, so that no interference or delay may be caused
to the steamer on her voyage by any action on the part of Her Majesty’s
ships of war or other authorities, seeing that any arrest of the goods, if such
should, be determined upon, can be, and should be, effected upon the goods
■when they are put into lighter at Muscat after having been discharged
from the steamer.
6 . We beg that you will now inform us whether there is any prohibition
existing against carrying arms and ammunition to Muscat; and, if so, under
what laws or regulations this prohibition comes into force. We have before
us a copy of “ Notification ” (as attached hereto) issued by Her Britannic
Majesty’s Consul at Muscat bearing upon the question, but it does not
appear to us that this Notification touches the point as to carrying arms
to Muscat, but specifically deals with the intended distribution, i.e., the
destination of the arms after they have arrived at Muscat. It will not be
necessary for us to point out to you that we, as carriers, have no knowledge
whatever as to the intention of the owners of these goods, nor can we rightly
be regarded, while being concerned solely in our capacity of carriers, as
falling within 44 those engaged in the traffic,” as expressed in the Muscat
Notification. That term must obviously have been used by Her Britannic
Majesty’s Consul to reach those persons engaged in the buying or selling or
distribution of these goods from Muscat to the prohibited regions defined in
the Notification, as Persia and British India. We believe that others engaged
in the carrying trade continue to ship arms and ammunition destined for
Muscat, but not beyond.
7. If there should be any illegality in such carrying, we should wish to
be acquainted with the enactments thereon, as, from all the information we
have been able to obtain, no such prohibition against the carrying to Muscat
has been promulgated, and, in the event of the Sultan of Muscat exercising
any interference against our steamer “ Tripoli,” we should have to claim, on
hehalf of the owners of the steamer and ourselves, that protection which Her
Majesty’s Government always extends to the British flag carried by British
steamers engaged in lawful trades.
8 . Should it appear to you that a personal interview would be desirable
in connection with this subject, w T e shall be pleased to attend at your office at
any time you may appoint.
We are, &e.,
The Under Secretary of State Bucknall Brothers.
for India.
Enclosure in No. 31.
Copy of Notification.
British subjects are hereby reminded that the importation of arms and
ammunition into Persia and British India is forbidden by the Governments of
these countries, and is therefore illegal.
All arms and ammunition destined for these countries found in the
territorial w r aters of His Highness the Sultan of Muscat will be hereafter
confiscated, and those engaged in the traffic punished.
(Signed) C. G. F. Fagan,
Her Britannic Majesty’s Consul, Muscat.
British Consulate, Muscat,
13th January 1S9S.
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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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- 'Selection from Correspondence Relative to the Traffic in Arms in the Persian Gulf, 1897-98. Part I'
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- 10v:12v, 16v:17r
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- Bucknall Brothers
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