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‘Masqat Arms Traffic. 1908–1909.’ [‎42v] (89/128)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (60 folios). It was created in 1909. It was written in English and French. 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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48
They were frightened of passing too
close to Robat, and they also wished to
keep clear of the telegraph line.
Attempts on the part of the Persian Gov
ernment to interfere with the march of
the kafilehs is neither anticipated nor fear-
ed. Caution is only observed while pass
ing through Sistan, where opposition by
British forces is thought possible. Their
spies precede the caravan by about four
days and give warning of any danger. Each
man with the caravan keeps out a good
rifle and plenty of ammunition in case of
emergencies on the road.
The names of the principal men in the * These are the important people, but « a.
trade are*— ” ames of tho ordinary small traders are required,
I can give many more. u ^
(a) Nasirs. —Majid.
Ghulam Khan.
Aupo.
Ahmad Jan.
Rasoul Khan.
(b) KAarota’s.—Rayan.
Isa Khan.
Haji Ramzan.
Bhawal.
(c) Sulaiman K/W.—Haibat Khan.
(d) Niazis. J an ai (or Jan Muhammad).
(e) 1 arakis. Jan Mahammad, son of
Nuraki.
(f) Adam Khel t —Mirwas.
Mir Gul.
(g) Wazirs. —Muhammad Afzal
Azam Khan.
were mere in
,i —numoers
than any other tribe, and their headmen
were the most important people in the
aTT^o After them Came the Kharotis.
About 70 Adam Khel were engaged in
the trade this year.
Of the Afghans, Jan Muhammad, son of
Nuraka, purchased the best quality of rifles
£>T-T St M w 6 SCene ’ and he b 0 U gl>t up
o Tajdar M.-H. rifles (see Agent “A’>
repor ) and 70 Martini-Metfords The
magazine rifles (about 50) were all bought

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Bound volume containing two secret reports, both authored by Colonel Wilfrid Malleson (referred to as Division of the Chief of the Staff in the first report, and Assistant Quarter Master General for Intelligence in the second), and both issued by the Division of the Chief of the Staff in 1909.

The first report is entitled Statistics regarding the Masqat [Muscat] Arms Traffic (Revised.) (ff 4-16), and contains several appendices and fold-out tables giving details of: caravan routes along which arms trafficking is carried out on the Makran coast; total values of arms and ammunition imported into Muscat and other Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ports; importers and (European) exports of arms.

The second report is entitled Special Reports on the Masqat Arms Traffic, Season 1908-09 (ff 17-60), and comprises a number of reports on the arms trade through Muscat, submitted by ‘secret agents’, and a map illustrating the arms traffic from Muscat to Persia, Baluchistan and Afghanistan (f 59). The report also includes two appendices, lettered G and H. Appendix G is a letter (in French) dated 28 October 1907, from M Pick to Messieurs Malcom and Company of Muscate [Muscat]. Appendix H comprises lists (in French) of arms for sale, with prices given in French francs.

The voluime includes a map illustrating the Muscat arms traffic, dated 1909, indicating routes taken by the Muscat arms trade from the Persian (Makran) coast and inland, into Persia, Baluchistan and Afghanistan (f 59).

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1 volume (60 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 62; 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.

Pagination: this part also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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