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‘File 28/2 War. Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf states’ [99v] (198/292)
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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O. XXX.
O. XII.
O. XXX. r. 2 .
Naval Prize
Act, 1864 ,
. 41 .
78
the Judge directs the costs and expenses of all parties to be paid of the
value, the foregoing decrees can be adapted by inserting words f
ing effect: " On plyment of one-eighth part of the value of the said slop
(aircraft) or cargo, after deducting therefrom the costs and expenses of
parties.”']
(xvi) In Prize Salvage.
Where Ship [Aircraft) is brought in and released on Bail.
[Commencement as in Form (i).)
The President [or Judge), having heard the claim, and the evidence there
on, and counsel on both sides, and, having been assisted by [here state tne
names and descriptions of assessors, if any) pronounced due and awarded t
, the recaptors, the sum of , being one-eighth part [or such
other part as the Judge may determine) of the appraised value of the sai f )
ship (aircraft) [or of the estimated value of the said ship (aircraft) as agreed
on between the claimant and owner and the recaptors, and approved by t
Court) and further decreed that the costs of the captors of and incidental
to this cause should be paid by the claimant, and condemned the claimant
and his bail in the said sum of , and the said costs
(xvii) In Prize Salvage.
Where the Ship [Aircraft) has been allowed to prosecute her Voyage.
[Commencement as in Form (i).)
The President [or Judge), having heard the evidence and counsel on
both sides, and having been assisted by [here state the names and descrip
tions of assessors, P any), pronounced due and awarded to the
recaptors, the sum of , being one-eighth part (or such other part as
the fudge may determine) of the value of the said ship (aircraft) as proved
by the owners, and accepted by the recaptors, and approved by the Court
[or of the estimated value of the said ship (aircraft) as agreed on between the
owner and the recaptors, and approved by the Court, or as ascertained by
appraisement of the marshal [as the case may be) and further decreed that
the costs of and incidental to this cause should be paid by the owner, and
condemned the said ship (aircraft) (and cargo) in the said sum of ,
and the said costs; ordered and directed the said ship (aircraft) to be
appraised [if not already appraised) and sold by the marshal, and the said
sum of and costs to be paid to the recaptors out of the proceeds
of such sale; but ordered and directed that if the said owner should pay
the said sum of and costs within days from the date
hereof, the said ship (aircraft) (and cargo) should be released to the sai
owner [or if the ship [aircraft) has not been arrested, condemned the said
owner in the said sum of , and the said costs, and ordered hnn
to pay the same, or ordered and directed a warrant to issue for the arre^p
of the said ship (aircraft) and cargo).
O xxxil. r. 8. (xviii) In Joint Capture.
Pronouncing on Condemnation for or against Title to Share.
[Commencement as in Form (i).)
The President [or Judge), having heard the claim, and the evidence
thereon, and counsel for the claimants A.B., &c., and for the captors C.L).,
&c., and for the alleged joint captors E.F., &c., and haying been assisted
by [here state names and descriptions of assessors, if any) rejected the sai
claim; pronounced the said ship (aircraft) to have belonged at the
time of capture and seizure thereof to enemies of the Crown of Great
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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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