‘Foreign Department Notes. Arms Traffic in the Persian Gulf.’ [1r] (1/22)
The record is made up of 1 file (11 folios). It was created in 1909. 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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FOREIGN DEPARTMENT
NOTES.
ARMS TRAFFIC IN THE
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Letter from R. E. Holland, Esq.,
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.
, Maskat, No. 345, dated the 4th
(received 13th) April 1909.
Forwards a copy of a letter addressed 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.
regarding
the illicit traffic in arms.
Letter from Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E.,
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.
, No. 975,
dated the 25th April (received 3rd May) 1909.
Communicates his observations on the foregoing lottery regarding arms traffic.
Endorsement from the Majiinb Department, No. 710 M., dated the 28th (received 31st)
May 1909.
Forwards a copy of a letter from the Naval Commander-In-Chief on the subject of the arms
traffic in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Letter from Major P. Z. Cox, C.I.E.,
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.
,
No. 1201, dated the 22nd (received 31st) May 1909.
Reported grant by the Sultan of MasJcat to a Raluchi arms-dealer in Maskat of a document
stating that the import of arms into Maskat was free and that the trader was at liberty
to import for a period of three years.
Memorandum showing the papers forwarded to 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.
with the Foreign
Secretary's letter No. 26 M., dated the 24th June 1909.
Telegram to the Director,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Section, Indo-European Telegraph Department,
No. 1058 A, dated the 25th June 1909.
Asks for a report for the year 190S-09 regarding arms traffic in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
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Printed copies of correspondence and memoranda relating to the arms traffic in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. :
- a letter from Leonard William Reynolds of the Government of India, dated 29 June 1909 (ff 2-3)
- a confidential letter from the British Minister to Belgium, Arthur Henry Hardinge, to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Edward Grey, dated 3 May 1909 (f 4)
- a letter 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. at Maskat [Muscat], Robert Erskine Holland, dated 5 July 1909 (ff 4-5)
- a memorandum written by Wilfrid Malleson of the Intelligence Branch, Indian Army Headquarters, dated 10 July 1909, also signed by the Officiating Chief of Staff in India, Herbert Mullaly, and the Chief of Staff in India, Beauchamp Duff (ff 6-7)
- further copies of correspondence signed by Malleson, Mullaly, Duff, and others including the Commander-in-Chief in India, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, and the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, Spencer Harcourt Butler (ff 8-10)
- a confidential memorandum written by Robert Erskine Holland, dated 27 June 1909 (f 11)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 11; 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.
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