ملف ٢٧٦٨/١٩١٣ "الاتجار بالأسلحة: مستودع مسقط؛ مطالبات الشركات البريطانية" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٠] (٦٤٥/٥٢٥)

or part, and aa va undorotand that certain payments will
shortly he made to him, we would ask you either to
kindly forward this document to His Majesty's Consul
at Muscat with the request to collect the sum In ques
tion for us, or. If paid In Paris, to Goguyer's heirs
or legal representatives to collect the same from the
lattor there.
We have already explained in our previous letters,
as also at the Interview with you, that through the
action of the late Sultan we have been made to suffer
most severely and unjustly, not only by the large sums
still outstanding, and the large stocks of finished
rifles end material left on our hands, but also by
having our trade absolutely ruined. We would also men
tion that we still owe to Messrs Kynoch a considerable
sum for cartridges supplied by them for the "iviashona
shipment. Irrespective of the large quantity of
cartridges contracted for with them, delivery of .hlch
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has not yet been taken. Fortunately this firm has been
most considerate with us, and has been satisfied Aith
small monthly payments on account, and so far
have refrained from taking action and forcing
accept