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Coll 7/25 'Persia and Persian Gulf: proposed Anglo-Persian Convention' [39r] (77/117)
The record is made up of 1 file (58 folios). It was created in 19 Dec 1933-4 Jan 1935. It was written in English and French. 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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COPT.
(S 4015/2950/34)
(S
2nd June, 1934*
Sir,
with reference to my despatch Ho* 190 of April
14th last enclosing translation of a note frea the Peralan
Goremment on the subject of the contemplated bi-lateral
Arms Traffic Convention, I have the honour to transmit
herewith tranelation of a further note enclosing a new
draft together with a draft note to be addressed by Hie
Majesty's Representative here to the Minister for Foreign
Affairs at the time of signature of the Convention.
2. In one respect this draft Is an improvement on
that enclosed in my despatch Ho.478 of November 17th 1932
in that the claim to a seven kilometre limit is dropped.
3. For the rest it contains an offer to allow ue to
verify uhe Persian flag in the case of vessels of under
^ Te kuactred tons, but, as foreseen, only on the basis of
reciprocity, and in the case of euch vessels flying the
flag of third parties or no flag at all, the Persian
Government will collaborate "on a footing of equality" in
preventing their trafficking in arms. Finally, the Persian
Government disregard the proposal contained in the last
paragraph of your note (E 2924/211/34) of June 3rd 1933,
that any discussions on this subject should be conducted
at Geneva.
4. I shall be grateful for your instructions regarding
the nature of the reply to be returned to this note.
If
The Right Honourable
Sir John Simon, G.C.S.Io,
etc., etc,, etc®,
The Foreign Office.
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The file contains correspondence regarding attempts to negotiate an Anglo-Persian arms convention, intended to regulate arms traffic in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The correspondence concerns the following:
- the changing patterns of arms traffic in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- Persian attitudes to the Slave Traffic Convention (1882) and the Arms Traffic Convention (1925);
- the right to inspect third party shipping, and to verify the flags flown by vessels in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- previous negotiations with Anoushirvan Khan Sepahbodi, and the proposals submitted by him on 24 April 1933;
- the subsequent withdrawal of those proposals by the Persian [Iranian] Government;
- a new Persian proposal, presented on 30 May 1934.
The principal correspondents are the Foreign Office, HM Representative at Tehran, the Secretary of State for India, and 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. Political Department. The file also contains communications received from the Persian Government, and a draft of the proposed agreement (folios 41-45). The formal British response can be found at folios 12-13.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (58 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 58; 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.
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- English and French in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2193
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- Coll 7/25 'Persia and Persian Gulf: proposed Anglo-Persian Convention'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:40v, 46r:54v, 56r:58v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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