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Questions affecting the Arms Trade, 1883—1887 —3
Amendment of the Indian Arms Act, XI of 1878 Ml 4-8
Suspected trade in Arms between Bander Abbas and the Frontier
States, 1888 ... 9—10
The Traffic in arms on the Mekran Coast, 1890 ... ... ll
Prohibition by the Sultan of Mask at of the arms trade at Gwadur,
189* ... ... ... ... ... 12
Application by the Bombay Government for a license to tranship
cartridges, 189a *3
Representation by the Consul-General at Zanzibar regarding the
arms trade with Maskat, 189a ... *4—*5
The possibility of checking the arms traffic discussed, 1892 ... 16—18
Importations to Maskat from Zanzibar, 1892 *9
License issued by the Bombay Government for the export of certain
arms to Baghdad, 1891. Issue of a notification for future
guidance ... ... ... ... ... 20
Seizure of Arms at Bushire by the Persian authorities. The British
Resident asked to interfere, 1893 21—22
Reported large consignments of arms for the Sultan of Maskat and
the Chief of Abuthabi, 1893. Measures taken to prevent tran­
shipment at Bombay • •• 33
The trade in arms at Maskat. Representations by the Persian
Government that arms for Oman should not go vid Persian Ports,
1895 ••• ... ... ... ... 24—25
The Bombay Government grant a license for shipment of percussion
caps to Bushire, 1895 ... 26
Major Sadler’s report on the Maskat arms traffic, 1886 27
Arms traffic at Maskat, 1896 ... • •• 28
The Commissioner in Sind authorised to issue export licenses, 1896 29
The ultimate destination of arms shipped to the Persian Gulf dis­
cussed. Measures for the suppression of the trade, 1897 30
The Sultan of Maskat requests sanction to an increase of 2} per
cent, on the import duties on arms and ammunition, 1897 3*
The Secretary of State enquires regarding the importation of arms
into Afghanistan, 1897 32—33
Examination of surrendered arms on the North-West Frontier, 1898 34
Arms trade in Bahrein. Agreement with the Sheikh for the suppres­
sion of the trade, 1898 35
(1) The Sultan of Maskat joins the British and Persian Governments
in the endeavour to put a stop to the arms trade ... ... 9 • ••
(j) Seizure of the S. S. Baluchistan in Maskat territorial waters,
1898 ... ... ... ... ... 36
Decision of the Sultan's Court regarding the legality of the seizure of
arms on the S. S. Baluchistan, 1898 • •• Ml 37
The arms traffic in the Persian Gulf previous to the seizure of the
S. S. Baluchistan reviewed, 1898 • •• 38
Claim for compensation by the Sultan of Maskat on account of
alleged losses sustained by his customs—not allowed, 1898 ... 39
Rifles imported vid the Persian Gulf found on the North-West
Frontier, 1898 • • % 40
The danger through wholesale importation of arms into Persia 41—42
Representation. of Messrs. Fracis, Times & Co. regarding recent
seizure of their arms, 1898 • •• • M •M 43
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