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‘File 28/16 Jurisdiction over neutral ships in Bahrain & Kuwait’ [6r] (11/76)
The record is made up of 1 file (36 folios). It was created in 21 Oct 1939-13 Oct 1940. 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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(xieceived under Director, Intelligence Bureau (Horae
Department), Government of India, letter Ijo. 84/For/
39-1, dated the 8th November, 1939)*
Copy of demi-official letter Ho.G.I.A.151/8321, dated
October 13, 1939, from D.I.G, of Police, G.I.D.,Colombo,
Ceylon, to Asst. Director [F) Intelligence Bureau, Hew
Delhi.
I forward herewith for your information the particulars
of a German engineer (probably a Jew) named Karl Heinz MAIBR
who is working in the M.S. rt Aase Maersk”, a tanker of the
Maerak Line. The ship runs between Abadan and Batavia; she
called at Colombo on 6.10.39.
MAKER was taken off and kept in custody during the
ship^ stay in Port and only placed on board again shortly
before the ship was due to sail. This was done in spite of
Governments order that enemy alien crews on neutral ships
are only to be detained on board, because M.S. rt Aase Maersk"
was lying alongside the oiling Jetties and in close proximity
to H.M.S.Cornwall, and it was felt that no risk of any hostile
act by MAI3K could be taken.
2. MAKER stated that he had been working in the M.S.Aase
Maerak for about three months without getting ashore, and he
appealed to be interned here. He may do some deliberate act
while at a British port, so as to force the British Government
to intern him. He says that he has not been back to Germany
for over a year and that his relatives are in Italy.
Holder of German
Passport No.37/38, Algiers,
2.9.38 — 2.9.39.
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The file comprises copies of correspondence, instructions and other papers relating to questions of jurisdiction over foreign (neutral) vessels in Bahrain and Kuwait waters, and British officials’ legal powers over the crew of such vessels. The correspondence was provoked by a specific incident in which a German national was found to be amongst the crew of a Scandinavian tanker, the Aase Maersk , due to call at Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents include: 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior); Admiralty officials; and officials at the 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. , including the India Office’s legal adviser.
The file includes:
- a copy of signals from the Admiralty, dated 13 October 1939, outlining the action that can be taken against ‘enemy aliens’ on board foreign vessels, travelling as either passengers or crew members (ff 21-22);
- secret instructions, issued by the Foreign Office in July 1940, regarding the circumstances under which enemy subjects may be removed from neutral ships (ff 30-31);
- a copy of amended paragraphs (numbers 42 and 43) of the Detaining Officers’ War Instructions (India), 1935 (ff 34-35).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (36 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.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 38; 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 2-37; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/704
- Title
- ‘File 28/16 Jurisdiction over neutral ships in Bahrain & Kuwait’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 10r:37v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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