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‘File 28/2 War. Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf states’ [48r] (95/292)
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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condemnation of (describe the goods, giving numbers, iveight, description
and marks (rf any) ), being part of the cargo which was laden on board
the ship (aircraft) at the time of the capture and seizure thereof
by His Majesty s ship (aircraft) (or, if the goods did not form part of
the cargo cf a ship (aircraft), state where and how taken) and which were
claimed in the said cause by or on behalf of as the owner thereof,
order, on account of the condition of the said goods [or on application
made on behalf of the said , the owner of the said goods (or
with the consent of the said , the owner of the said goods)!
the said goods to be sold by the marshal of the said Court; and that the
said goods were sold accordingly by the said marshal, and were under a
contract or sold note (if the certificate is endorsed thereon, add upon which
this certificate is endorsed) dated the day of ,, ur .
chased by and sold to (insert name of purchaser).
Issued under the seal of the said Court, this day of
(Signed) N.O.,
Registrar.
No. 65.
Certificate of Restitution of Shir (Aircraft).
It is hereby certified that the (here fill in the name of the Prize Court),
being duly authorized to take cognizance of and judicially proceed in matters
of prize, did, by its decree dated the day of
made in a cause instituted on behalf of His Britannic Majesty for the con
demnation of the ship (aircraft) [of the port oi]
[registered in] , in the kingdom (or as the case may be) of
, and claimed in the said cause by or on behalf of
as the owners thereof, admit the said claim on behalf of the
said , pronounce the said ship to have belonged as claimed, and
decree the said ship (aircraft) to be released and to be restored to the
claimant for the use of the said , the owners thereof.
Issued under the seal of the said Court, this day of
(Signed) N.O.,
Registrar.
No. 66.
Certificate of Restitution of Goods or Cargo.
It is hereby certified that the (here fill in the name of the Prize Court),
being duly authorized to take cognizance of and judicially proceed in matters
of prize, did, by its decree dated the day of , , made
in a cause instituted on behalf of His Britannic Majesty for the con
demnation of (describe the goods, giving numbers, weight, description, and
marks (if any) ), being part of the cargo which was laden on board the
ship (aircraft) at the time of the capture and seizure thereof by
His Majesty’s ship (aircraft) (or if the goods did not form part
of the cargo of a ship, state where and how taken) and which were claimed
in the said cause by or on behalf of as the owners thereof,
1 admit the said claim on behalf of the said , pronounce the said
goods to have belonged as claimed, and decree the said goods to be restored
to the claimant for the use of the said , the owners thereof.
Issued under the seal of the said Court, this day of
(Signed) N.O.,
O. XUI.
O. XLII.
Registrar.
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- Content
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