ملف ٢٧٦٨/١٩١٣ "الاتجار بالأسلحة: مستودع مسقط؛ مطالبات الشركات البريطانية" [و‎‎٣‎٢] (٦٤٥/٦٨)

From
To
No.
British Agercy and TT .r. T, s Consul ate.
Masqat the 36th May 3936.
Lieut-Co3onel R.A.S.Eenn, C.I.S.,
Political Agent and fl.I .M*s Consul,
Masqat,
Messrs. 0.H.Laubenburg & Co.,
Birmingham.
Qentlemen,
Vrfith reference to your letter No.P.396,dated
the 26th March 1916 and subsequent correspondence addressed
to the mdia Off ice, London, I am glad to know that the complete
number of rifles as intimated by this office(734 rifles)has
been received by you. I now enclose for your information 3
statements marked A.E.and 0.showing particulars of all sales
effected by this office from your stock of rifles and ammuni-
-tion deposited in the Masqat Arms Warehouse.
2* You will observe that a total sum of Rs.16,040-1 3-
(£1002-14-5)has been realized for you and that a balance of
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Rs.1,662-12-0(£110-3-8)now remains with this office. This
latter amount as explained in my letter No.316,dated the 10th
April 3915 is being utilized to reduce the sum due by you on
account of deposit refundable to Abdur Rahim bin Jaffir as
has been fully explained in my above quoted letter. Your
cheque for £318-9-1^ is awaited when the sum of £276-16-8
will be handed over to Abdur liahim bin Jaffir.
3* As regards the damage alleged to have been
caused by careless packing,! beg to state that out of 17 cases
of rifles despatched only 4 cases from which sales had been
made and which had therefore been opened,were repacked locally.
The best carpenters available in Masqat were employed for
t' is work,the greatest care was taken and the packing was