File 2768/1913 'Arms traffic: Muscat warehouse; claims of British firms' [‎224r] (453/645)

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Telegram P., No. 7, dated and received the 7th January 19H.
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. , Maskat,
To—The Secretary to the Government of India in p •
Department, Delhi. m the Forei ^ Political
I have sent the following telegram to the British Resident, Bushire —
Please refer to telegram No. 47-D. S„ dated 6th instant, from Foreign
Department. Perhaps the following remarks may be of me r /
Committee here (for ?) selection(s) and destruction, be one naval officer 88684
military officer privately ordered (to) Maskat garrison, and self as Presided
As my experience (of) Laubenbnrg’s arms shows me the difficulty of how
trade, I think we should be encouraged to destroy. When required for th P
purpose (of) destruction, armed launches should be placed at our disposal bv
the Senior Naval Officer and as a rule destruction would be by throwino- over
board. Main expense, which is difficult to estimate, will be dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. and coolie A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
hire for the conveyance (of) arms from godowns to launches and storage
godowns. I think I can arrange for the latter in the godowns under the post
master’s and dragoman’s quarters and magazine in Consular escort lines In
order to guard, clean, and preserve such arms as are selected for future sale it
will be necessary to increase temporarily the strength (of) the Consular guard
by an armourer, one Naik, and twelve sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. , which would suffice, and I can
arrange this with the Officer Commanding. We could probably’ clear the
French godowns in a fortnight and submit a report in a month showing arms
and ammunition reserved for sale. The Officer Commanding troops and the
Senior Naval Officer have been consulted by me and they see no difficulty in
carrying out the above proposals Ends.