File 868/1912 Pt 6 'Arms traffic: Muscat Trade. Compensation for French dealers at Muscat.' [253r] (512/564)
The record is made up of 1 volume (278 folios). It was created in 1913-1914. 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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government.]
VR MS TRAFFIC .
CONFIDENTIAL.
February 19.]
Section 1.
No. 1.
[6451]
Foreign Office to Treasury.
^Confidential.) 19, 1913.
WITH reference to your letter of the 14th ultimo, respecting the possible payment
of compensation by His Majesty’s Government in connection with the suppression ot
Ihe arms traffic at Muscat, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit to
vou herewith, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty s
Treasury, copy of correspondence on the subject which has been received Horn the
Sir E. Grey concurs in the view taken hy 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 Government
of India, that the French Government would not he likely to regard as smta e
compensation the payment of a sum calculated to represent the reasonable profit
the traders on the value of their goods. It is, however, not proposed that
His Majesty’s Government should he the first to raise the question of compensate ,
fnl K Grey h of opinion that it will be desirable to await the reply of the French
Govci'nnient to^the°proposaIs now under their consideration, in order to see to what
ecterit 1 cempensatioif 1 will he claimed. As soon as the French claim has been put
forward it will be possible to consider whether it m any way furnishes a reasonable
basis for discussion, and, if the question of compensation is touched upon, wiiat
.should ^ been admitted that the Muscat traders have
unobtainable. j am
W. LANGLEY.
.
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.
, February 3 [5367] ; ditto, February 6 [6617] ; ditto, February 8,1913 [6451],
[2813 (—1]
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This part of the volume contains telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, notes, printed reports and two press-cuttings relating to the arms traffic in Muscat and arrangements for its regulation.
Issues discussed include:
- new regulations to prevent the sale of arms in Muscat without the knowledge of the end-user;
- French schemes to evade the Sultan of Muscat's regulations by trans-shipment;
- proposals for the compensation of French arms dealers and the different views of the Treasury, Government of India and the Foreign Office thereon;
- Anglo-French diplomacy and proposed purchase of stocks at Muscat and Jibuti;
- value of weapons stock held in the Warehouse and disposals of the stocks after compilation of inventory.
The principal correspondents in the volume include: 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 Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; 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. at Muscat; the Viceroy; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Sir Edward Grey; the Under Secretary of State, Foreign Office; the Ambassador to France, Sir Francis Bertie; the Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty; Commander-in-Chief, East Indies; the Board of Trade; the Colonial Office.
The volume includes two statistical tables, 'Inventory of arms and ammunition in French Private Warehouses in Maskat' (ff 230-232; 236-237).
The volume is part 6 of 7. 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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (278 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 868 (Arms Traffic - Muscat) consists of 6 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/235-240. The volumes are divided into 7 parts with parts 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7 comprising one volume each and parts 4 and 5 comprising a volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 278; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.
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