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'File No. II/9 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re. affairs in Persian Gulf, Maskat & Arabian Shore of the Persian Gulf. Nov '07 - Dec '08.' [9v] (20/132)
The record is made up of 1 volume (63 folios). It was created in 1 Oct 1905-19 Jan 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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In Ur, Frodric 1 !^ ‘telegran. , dated 24th June 1904rth 4 -
the Of. of I. was infomed , however ,that it had been
decided to defer for the present fresh measures for
the restricting the importation of arms at Koweit
This decision was arrived at because it was consid
ered at the time that , if the importation of arms
at Koweit were prevented , it would assist the
Turhs in determining the supremacy in Nejd of their
nominee Fin Rashid against Fin Sand , the friend,
of the Sheikh of Koweit . Since June 1904 no further
direct conmunition was received from the Sec: of
State on the subject of the above proposals for the
suppression of the arms traffic , & while recog
nizing to the f-ull the serious nature of the diploma
atic difficult!eswhich had hitherto tied the hands
of H. LI. Of. in the matter , the G-. of I.now ask
w T hether having regard to the considerations brought
to notice below , it would be possible for afor-
ward move to be made inthe direction previously
indicated by then.
The profound importance of the whole question was nee
more apparent now than it had ever been before .
In para: 3 .of their S. bix: despatch No: 112, da
ted 30th July 1903, the Government of India had
referred to astatement showing the t&r totalof
arms mammn: consigned to the. P. G-. as indicated in
returns received 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.
. It was
noted that the figures showed a growing traffic up
to 1900, when the number of rifled weapons imported
into Llaskat reached the total of 13,331, but that sine
that year there was evidence of a satisfactory
decline .A statement had alsobeen-fttraished-y-pya-Yid
ed-b- forwarded prepared fromfigures furnished by
the Customs author!ti^.g ofthe Sultan of Llaskat
from which the inference could be drawn that though
the dimensions sf the trade were still formidable,
it had undoubtedly rec^eved a check since the ear
p
1900 .The. now forwarded two similar statements
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The volume mainly comprises printed reports for each month from October 1905 to December 1908 entitled 'Memoranda of information received during the month ... regarding external affairs relating to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Muscat and Arabian shore of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. '. The memoranda are dated and despatched from the Foreign Department of the Government of India.
Topics covered in the memoranda include:
- arms trade at Muscat with Afghans
- proposed appointment of Italian consul at Muscat
- Muscat trade report
- piracy committed on a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. near Kuwait
- Najd affairs and relations with the Ruler of Najd (Ibn Sa'ud)
- mining of red oxide on Abu Musa and Sirri islands
- overcrowding of pilgrim ships in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- quarantine arrangements for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- pearling industry in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- native dhows at Lingah flying the German flag
- lighting in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- installation of wireless telegraphy on vessels in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
The file ends with an acknowledgement by 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. , Kuwait (William George Grey) of receipt of the Memoranda of Affairs from 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. , Kuwait (William Henry Irvine Shakespear).
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- 1 volume (63 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 65; 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.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-64; these numbers are also written in pencil but, where circled, are crossed through.
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- Title
- 'File No. II/9 Foreign Dept Memoranda of Information re. affairs in Persian Gulf, Maskat & Arabian Shore of the Persian Gulf. Nov '07 - Dec '08.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 3ar, 3r:5v, 6ar, 6r:64v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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