File 868/1912 Pt 3 'Arms traffic: arrangements at Muscat for its regulation' [157r] (321/327)
The record is made up of 1 volume (160 folios). It was created in 1912. 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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It will be well, it is my personal view, to defer confiscation until the *
Sultan can act in accordance with rule 9 and avoid all hasty action. We must
wait three months from the date of the importation of arms for this and
confiscation will be by instalments.
By proceeding under rule 9 the advantage to be gained will be that under
the rules no reference to the French Consul appears to be necessary though it
would be courteous, as all the goods thus liable to confiscation are under
manifest form B consigned to French subjects, to inform him.
This practice and the contumacy of the French are exposing to confiscation
goods sold by British subjects and bought by Arabs.
422
Telegram P., No. 593 S., dated the 30th September 1912.
From—The Foreign Secretary, Simla,
To 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 Maskat, Maskat (repeated to 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.
).
Reference your telegram^ No. 189, dated the 27th September 1912.
I Serial No. 407 . Please act accordingly.
421
Telegram P., No. 800—84. M., dated the 28th September 1912.
p rom 'ihe Secretary to the Government of India, Marine Department,
To—His Excellency the Naval Commander-in Chief.
Yrmr Excellencv’s proposals in telegrams* Nos. 72, 73 and 74, dated,
Tour Excellency p p respectively, the 20th, 21st and 22nd
serial Nos. 235-237. August 1912, are approved by the Gov-
ernment of India. As some of the ammunition and arms may be required
t0 the Deputy Governor of Gulf Ports, it is requested that Your
Excellency will be so good as to issue instructions to keep them ou
BL. M. S. “ Alert ” pending further instructions.
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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:
- French proposals regarding the suspension of the Sultan of Muscat's regulations. The approval of rules concerning the warehouse for ammunition;
- French schemes to evade the Sultan of Muscat's regulations by trans-shipment;
- instructions for H M Ambassador in Paris on the question of compensation for stock laid up in bonded warehouses;
- Anglo-French diplomacy and negotiations for an exchange of interests and payment of compensation for armaments confiscated;
- assurances to the French Government that no confiscation will take place pending arbitration if it is entered into;
- enquiry from the Foreign Office on continuing export of armaments;
- weekly naval reports from the Gulf, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Katr [Qatar].
The file includes two press cuttings on folio 164: from the Daily Mail ('Britain and France. French Cruiser for Muscat. The Traffic in Arms.' 28 November 1912) and from The Daily Telegraph ('France and Muscat: An Unfounded Report', 13 September 1912).
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 French Consul at Muscat; the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah, Khan Bahadur Sheikh Abdul Latif; HM Consul at Basrah; the First Assistant Resident, Captain R L Birdwood; the Chief of Shargah [Sharjah], Shaikh Sagar bin Khaled.
The volume is part 3 of 7. The part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, year the subject file was opened, subject heading, and list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (f 2).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (160 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.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 159; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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, nor does it include the one leading flyleaf.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 99-159; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled, but are crossed through.
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