Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Publication Date
1 Nov 1934-21 Apr 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
291
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/6/70
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x00029e
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
1 Nov 1934-21 Apr 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains telegrams, letters, and reports related to arms trafficking in certain areas of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, mainly Muscat, Sur, Sohar, Dubai, Khor Fakkan, Sharjah, and the Batinah coastal towns. The Baluch in Oman were the main arm dealers smuggling arms from Dubai to Persia. This was due to the good relations between the Baluch of the Batinah coastal towns in Oman and the Baluch of Mekran [Makran] in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. A certain Nasir bin Beitlah, a Baluch of Matrah, acted as the
broker
Often a local commercial agent in the Gulf who regularly performed duties of intelligence gathering and political representation.
of the Baluch traders. The Baluch at Mekran were also importing slaves from there to Oman. Guns were also shipped to Oman from other areas including, Mukalla, Karachi and certain regions in East Africa.
The volume also includes a number of reports related to arms trafficking in Sohar and Suwaiq. The reports were sent from the assigned collector of customs in those regions to the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Muscat. Other reports were related to the seizure of arms by the Muscat Government.
Upon the request of the British Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Muscat, issued a public announcement regarding arms trafficking in which the Muscat Government announced eight main points for the public to commit to. The volume also includes correspondence between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Muscat, and Shahab bin Faisal al-Bu Sa‘idi, regarding the International Arms Convention of 1919.
Among other correspondents in the volume are: the Political
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
, Bushire; the Chargé d’Affaires, British Legation, Tehran; and the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain.
Folios 277-290 are file notes.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Subject Files: File 1/1
