Author
British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
involved in arms trading in Muscat
Publication Date
30 Mar 1909-17 Dec 1912 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
302
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/5/45
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x0003c8
Library Location
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.
Date
30 Mar 1909-17 Dec 1912 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence regarding arms traffic through Kuwait to Turkish territory, the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
and Persia, and British measures prohibiting contraband.
The main correspondents are: the Ruler of Kuwait, Mubarak us Subah (Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ); the Foreign Office; Percy Cox,
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.
; and Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear,
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.
in Kuwait.
There are notes containing names of merchants dealing in firearms and ammunition in Kuwait and in Oman. The majority of the documents in the volume deals with a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
involved in arms trading in Muscat, flying the French flag; where the British request the French to intervene. The volume contains a copy of the 'Titre de Navigation' of the
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
, and extract of correspondence.
There are some documents in Arabic within the file, copies of letters from and to Shaikh Mubarak and receipts for arms and ammunition confiscated by 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.
, and some in French, copies of documents produced by the French Consulate in Muscat.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. There is an index of names at the end of the volume (folio 303), which refers to names and pages which are not in the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Kuwait
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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