Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 205; Volume 208William Blackwood, 1920 - England |
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Page 170
... Masqat in particular , and In any case , the whole of the Persian Gulf generally . Masqat , from the Sultan down- By some oversight , not now wards , became deeply steeped easily understood , in former in the arms trade , and con ...
... Masqat in particular , and In any case , the whole of the Persian Gulf generally . Masqat , from the Sultan down- By some oversight , not now wards , became deeply steeped easily understood , in former in the arms trade , and con ...
Page 171
... Masqat , in agreement with the Sultan , to be a prohibited port . But , for rea- sons into which I need not enter here , France did not at that time appear disposed to see eye to eye with us on the subject . Some time previously it was ...
... Masqat , in agreement with the Sultan , to be a prohibited port . But , for rea- sons into which I need not enter here , France did not at that time appear disposed to see eye to eye with us on the subject . Some time previously it was ...
Page 172
... Masqat could not be stopped , nor could these arms be seized anywhere within the Sultan's dominions , or at sea within the three - mile limit of his coast - line . Strictly speaking , also , once they were landed on Persian soil they ...
... Masqat could not be stopped , nor could these arms be seized anywhere within the Sultan's dominions , or at sea within the three - mile limit of his coast - line . Strictly speaking , also , once they were landed on Persian soil they ...
Page 173
... Masqat . arms merchants , with whom they arranged to leave them until they had completed their preparations for having them conveyed by dhows to the opposite coast . Much in- genuity was displayed in selecting landing - places where ...
... Masqat . arms merchants , with whom they arranged to leave them until they had completed their preparations for having them conveyed by dhows to the opposite coast . Much in- genuity was displayed in selecting landing - places where ...
Page 174
... Masqat , and other points along the Arabian coast . The distance across from Masqat to any point on the Persian coast between the Indo - European Telegraph - stations of Jashk and Chahbar nowhere exceeded 150 miles ; so fast dhows could ...
... Masqat , and other points along the Arabian coast . The distance across from Masqat to any point on the Persian coast between the Indo - European Telegraph - stations of Jashk and Chahbar nowhere exceeded 150 miles ; so fast dhows could ...
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