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‘File 28/2 War. Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf states’ [27r] (53/292)
The record is made up of 1 file (144 folios). It was created in 25 Oct 1939-28 Feb 1943. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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43
(ii) Claim by Agent.
The claim of . of merchant (or a$
case may be), on behalf of Messrs. „ 1 and f
, merchants, the true, lawful, and, sole owners ot
(enumerate and describe goods), which were laden and on board the said
ship (aircraft) at the time of the capture thereof by His Majesty s ship
( ' rraftl . Commander, and brought into
^ ’ ; for the said goods as the property of neutral subjects,
and for all such costs, losses, damages, and expenses which have arisen,
or shall or may arise, by reason of the capture and detention thereof
afor,iSaid ' (Signed) CD.,
Claimant.
Claim by Managing Owner.
shipowner (aircraft-owner) on behalf of himself and others, as the true and
lawful owners of the above named ship , her tackle, apparel,
and furniture {or, the above-named aircraft > )> at the tl " ie
she (it) was taken and seized as prize by His Majesty s ship (aircraft),
Commander, and brought into {or, at the time
of her (its) seizure by the officers of His Majesty’s Customs at ).
for the said ship (aircraft) and for all losses, costs, charges, damages,
demurrage, and expenses which have arisen, or shall or may arise, by
reason of the seizure and detention of the said ship (aircraft) as prize.
(Signed) C.D.,
Claimant.
(iv) Claim by Master and Sole Owner.
The claim of . the master of the said
ship (aircraft) , a subject of His Majesty the King of
for and on behalf of himself, the true, lawful, and sole owner
of the said’ ship, her tackle, apparel, and furniture {or, the said aircraft),
at the time she (it) was taken and seized as prize by His Majesty s
h' (aircraft’) * Commander, and
brought into {or, at the time’ she (it) was taken and seized as
prize 5 whilst lying at by the officers of His Majesty’s
Customs); for the said ship (aircraft) and for freight, demurrage, and all
such loss, costs, and charges, damages and expenses as have arisen and
been incurred, or shall or may arise and be incurred by reason of the
capture and detention aforesaid.
(Signed) C.D.,
Claimant.
(v) Claim by authority of Neutral Government.
The claim of . of merchant, by
authority of His Excellency the (Ambassador, Minister for Foreign Affairs)
or as the case may be) of the (Emperor, King, &c„ as the case may be)
of on behalf of His Majesty the of , for the said
ship (aircraft) whereof ^ as
master *[her tackle, apparel, and furniture], and for all and singular the
goods, wares, and merchandise laden on board the same, at the time when
the said ship (aircraft) and cargo were taken and seized as prize whilst in
the ports or roads of , or in waters within three miles of the coast
of {or wherever the capture took place), of , by
the ( , Commander, and carried to
, for the said ship (aircraft) and cargo, as having been
Omit in case
of aircraft.
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The file comprises copies of official notices and correspondence relating to prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (the capture of enemy vessels and cargo) during the Second World War, based on the understanding, as described in a letter from the 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. to his Agents, dated 16 November 1939, that, ‘as Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. are on the side of Great Britain the Crown has the right to exercise prize jurisdiction in these States’ (ff 2-3).
The file includes:
- two printed copies of a booklet entitled Provisional Rules and Orders, 1939: Prize Courts: Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. dated September 2, 1939. Made under Section 3 of the Prize Courts Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. C. 39) (ff 6-59, ff 61-114);
- a printed copy of an Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. entitled Reprisals for restricting German Commerce , dated 27 November 1939 (ff 117-118), and a press statement, issued by the Press Section of the Ministry of Economic Warfare, dated 28 November 1939, relating to the issue of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (f 120);
- correspondence relating to a Danish tanker, the Eleonora Maersk (also spelt Elonora Maersk and Eleanora Mearsk ) which arrived in Bahrain from Iran, in April 1940. In a letter to the 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) 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. at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman) stated that the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. has received instructions from the East Indies Commander-in-Chief that the vessel should be sent to Karachi, presumably as prize (ff 121-124);
- a Department of Commerce notification, dated 31 August 1940, stating that measures taken against German shipping can now be applied to Italian shipping (f 131);
- communications relating to prize procedure in respect of Finland, Hungary, Rumania [Romania] and Japan (ff 139-142).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (144 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 144-145) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 146; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-6, f 60, and ff 119-143, the intermediate folios being skipped; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: two printed booklets are present in the file (see ff 6-59 and ff 61-114); these booklets each have their own original printed pagination sequence. The file notes at the back of the file (144-145) have also been paginated using pencil.
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- IOR/R/15/2/675
- Title
- ‘File 28/2 War. Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf states’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:121v, 123r:145v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence