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File 619/1907 Pt 4 'Arms Traffic: Persian Gulf - Blockade (correspondence 1909-1911).' [‎31r] (66/761)

The record is made up of 1 volume (378 folios). It was created in 1 Sep 1909-1 Dec 1911. 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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Arms Traffic Intelli^enco .
The Intelligence concerning the Arms Traffic
has been in a very unsatisfactory state* with the
exception of that furnished by Mr. Gumbley of the
Telegraph Department, whose services cannot be over
estimated, and there ms little or no other reliable
information to be obtained when I arrived in the Gulf.
Since then I have detailed Lieutenant H.O. Wanton to
reorganise and report what could be done to improve
the matter. Captain Craufurd has temporarily placed
certain sums at his disposal with which he has experi
mentally organised a separate system, with the result
that the information now obtained is much more reliable
and easier for a seaman to understand.
Iwould therefore submit for your consideration
that Lieutenant Wanton be placed in entire charge of
Naval Intelligence in the (Mlf, this should include all
ports.
As this will take a great deal or most of the
work from the Military Intelligence Officer, the latter
would be able to obtain better information as to routes,
maps, movements of Afghans etc. in the interior. A
portion of the money now allotted to him by the Indian
Government, should be placed at the disposal of the
Naval Intelligence Officer.
The Naval Intelligence Officer should be borne
on tie books of "Fox" and should not leave the Gulf
without the permission of the Commander-in-Chief.
Lieutenant Wanton is willing to volunteer for
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The volume comprises correspondence regarding the decision by British authorities to establish a naval blockade along the Mekran coast in 1909, with the aim of suppressing arms trafficking in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The correspondence discusses the cost of a naval blockade, the availability of naval vessels, and the ongoing discussions on extending the blockade which was to be continued until March 1912.

The principal correspondents in the volume include the Naval Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station (Edmond John Warre Slade); the Viceroy of India (Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, and Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst); the Secretary of State for India (John Morley, Viscount Morley of Blackburn); 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 Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department (Spencer Harcourt Butler); and representatives of 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. and the Admiralty.

Also included in the volume is correspondence with 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. and Consul at Maskat [Muscat] (Robert Erskine Holland) regarding arms and ammunition being imported into Muscat, and the work of Edward Gelson Gregson, who was placed on special duty for the suppression of the arms traffic in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

This is part 4 of 10. Each part 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 (378 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 619 (Arms Traffic) consists of 7 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/110-116. The volumes are divided into 10 parts with parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 comprising one volume each, parts 6, 7, 8, and 9 comprising the sixth volume and part 10 comprising the seventh volume.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 378; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 168-174 and ff 324-327 respectively; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled. Pagination: a pagination sequence, written in pencil, is present between ff 324-327.

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File 619/1907 Pt 4 'Arms Traffic: Persian Gulf - Blockade (correspondence 1909-1911).' [‎31r] (66/761), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/113, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100036514190.0x000043> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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