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British interests and influence, 1898 1904

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Confidential,
No. 34, dated Camp Klmno Zeninn,' tho'lGth'MAy 1898.
From—L'ibutenant-Colonel M. J. Mradb, Political itesidont in the Porsian Gulf,
To—Tho Seorctary to tbo Government of India, Foreign Department.
I havo the honour to forward, for tho information* of tho Government of
India, tho observations, contained in tho accompanying paper, on tho lottcrs
from Messrs. Fracis Times and othor importers of arms, forwarded with a
, dospatch from Hor Majesty’s Secretary of Stato for India; Secret No. 6, datod
I 18th March 1898, to tho'addrcss of His Excolloncy tlio-Viceroy'and Govornor-
* Gonoral of India.
2. At tho roquest of Hor Majosty’s'Mihistor'at Tehran, * I am sonding him
a copy of this 'lettor ahd enclosures.

Confidential.
T;,ul,nanl.Colonel Meade's observations on protests made by merchants against seizure of their
Lieutenant-Colonel ^ in th6 PtniaH Gul/t
arms
I havo carefully considorcd Secret despatch to tho Government of India, No.
6 datod 18th March and onolosurcs, regarding tho Persian G ulf Arms Traffic, and
w’iali to malco tho following observations, on tho protest mado by Messrs. Fracis
Times and othor mcrohants, against tho seizures of thoir arms. Fraois Timos
hoinR tho largest importers of arms and tho document convoyod with their
lottor of tho 7 th March boing tho fullost statement of tho oaso from tho
merchant's poiut of viow, I proposo doaling only with it, as it really covers all
tho argumonts brought forward.
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