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File 619/1907 Pt 4 'Arms Traffic: Persian Gulf - Blockade (correspondence 1909-1911).' [‎141v] (288/761)

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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Enclosure No. 5.
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 Admiralty.
qa 7 c 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. ,
No. 30/0. 13tli April 1910.^
With reference to your letters (No. M.) of the 12 th and loth
Mnroh I am directed to say that, in accordance with the arrangement
already made orally, the Secretary of State for India consents to the
withdrawal of H M S “ Alert ” and “ Perseus ” from the blockade m the
Perahm^GuSl on the understanding that no charge .falls upon Indian
revenues on their account during the period of the!r withdm^^^^
With reference to your letter of the 2nd December last, >
am directed to sav that in the circumstances the Secretary ol State m
Council is prepared to bear the extra expenditure involved m the
blockade He observes that, apart from the cost of preparing additional
ships for service in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the extra expendttnre, d these
vessels were continuously employed, is estimated at 8 f, 00 «. a year,
hut he will, of course, require detailed information befoie maki „
mvmeut in order to be satisfied that the claims on this Office are
stnctly limited to expenditure that would not have been incurred if the
blockade had not been undertaken. The Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty are aware that the blockade has been sanctioned nntil the
end of April only, and that the position will be reviewed before that
c ' a * ;e ’ 1 have, &c.,
R. Ritchie.
The Secretary, Admiralty.
Enclosure No. 6 .
Admiralty to 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. .
M. 4322.
Sir, .
Wdth reference to your letter ot
manded by my Lords Commissioners of
you that they note that the Secretary of
and
Admiralty,
27th June 1910.
13th April last I am com-
the Admiralty to acquaint
, State for India in Council
is prepared to bear the extra expenditure involved in the blockade
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and that they consider that this expenditure
should be estimated on the following basis :
/„\ rp^ rvf India to bear the cost of running
“Alert,” including full pay, wages, and liability tor. non-
effective charges of ships’ complements; also depreciation of
hulls, machinery, boilers, and armaments.
As stated in Admiralty letter M. 01,161, of 2nd December,
the “Philomel” was added to the station owing mainly to
the demands for the constant presence of His Majesty’s ships
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and it was necessary to replace her on
the Mediterranean Station by commissioning another ship, the
“ Medea.” It is considered that in her case the cost should
be reckoned from the 3rd November 1909, the date of her
arrival in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The “ Odin ” and “ Alert ” were specially commissioned for
the blockade, and their cost should be reckoned from the
dates of commissioning at Cape Town and Bermuda
respectively, viz., “Odin,” 11th January 1910; “Alert,”
-- - • * the “Alert”
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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)
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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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