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‘Masqat Arms Traffic. 1908–1909.’ [44r] (92/128)
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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51
Absentees from main caravan-
14. Of the two boats that were too
late for the caravan, one boat was known
to have landed at Gabrig just as the
caravan was starting. The second boat
with rifles purchased by Kharotis and
Sulaiman Khel was delayed at Masqat.
The caravan, would not wait any longer
for these, as they had already been col
lected some time, and they said that the
hot weather was upon them. The owners
of these two boat loads have remained
behind.
Masqat merchants-
15. Most of the Afridis and Afghans
have traded with the following mer
chants :—
Ali Khan bin Musa Khan.
Ibrahim.
Goguyer.
Trade prospects, seasons, 1908*09 and 1909-10-
16. Not so many rifles were bought
this year as last, partly because prices
have dropped in Afghanistan and partly
because they could not get enough of
their favourite “ Tajdar” rifles. Orders
for these for next year have been placed
with the merchants at Masqat. A large
number of extra cartridges have been
bought this year. Many Afghans and
Adam Khel bought 4,000 or 5,000 extra
rounds. The proportion of cartridges
is likely to be greatly increased next
year.
The Afghans are making plans for
going again next year. The Kharotis
said that they intended to go very early,
before the end of this hot weather. They
would thus get the pick of the market, and
would be able to ship their arms across the
Gulf with little risk, as the gun-boats would
not be on the look-out at that time of
year. They would store their rifles with
the local Baluchis until the next caravan
Local Trade-
season.
The traders are expecting to make 200
per cent, net profit this year.
17. No rifles were sold locally in Makran
or Persia. The Baluchis on the coast
all had their private rifles, and they do
not do any trade with the Afghans. The
few rifles that they had for sale were of
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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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- ‘Masqat Arms Traffic. 1908–1909.’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:35v, 38v:61v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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