File 3372/1916 Pt 2 'Arabia: French and Italian policy' [‎94r] (196/498)

Article '1.
'I lie export o£ arms and ammunition from the territories of all signatory
rowers to the areas specified in Article I, is prohibited, except under special
licence issued by the Lrovernment of the exporting country.
No vessel of any description whatever may carry arms or ammunition
consigned to any port or destination within the areas specified in Article 1
without a special licence issued by the Government of the exporting
country, stating the quantity, character, Ac., of the consignment and the
name of the consignee.
Article 3.
The import of arms and ammunition into the areas specified in Article J
is prohibited, except under the special conditions laid down in Article 4 .
Article 4.
The import of all arms and ammunition into the possessions of the
signatory Powers within the areas specified in Article 1 shall be regulated,
in default of a more rigorous system, as follows :—
All imported arms, Ac., must he deposited, at the importer’s risk and
expense, in a public warehouse placed under the exclusive custody of the
State, and under the permanent control of its agents, of whom one at least
must be a civil official or an army officer. Apart from the Government’s
own requirements, no arms, Ac., may be deposited in, or taken out of, the
warehouses without previous authority from the Administration, which shall
not be granted, either for deposit or removal, in the case of arms of precision,
such as rifled firearms, magazine or breech-loading rifles, whether complete
or in parts, or their corresponding ammunition.
Special exceptions are permissible in the case of bond tide travellers, Ac.,
and of settlers who require arms for self-defence; but in all such cases the
arms must be registered and can only be held under special permits granted
for a limited period.
No arms of the above descriptions may be placed in the hands of natives
save in exceptional cases.
Article 5.
The sale of all arms and ammunition in every part of the areas specified
in Article 1 will be brought under strict Government control.
The Government of the Power responsible for the enforcement of the
Convention in each Colony, Protectorate, or State within the specified areas—
whether it holds the particular tract in full sovereignty or stands towards it
in the position of Suzerain, or of protecting, advising, or supporting Power—
shall determine the yearly quantity of arms and ammunition to be allowed
in the said Colony, Protectorate, or State for the use of private persons.
Particulars of such quantities must be supplied in every case to the Central
Bureau at Brussels.
Article 6 .
The manufacture of arms, Ac., within the prohibited areas shall be
confined as a general rule to signatory Powers ; but pii\nte lactones may
be allowed in exceptional cases, provided their output, Ac., is strictly
controlled by the Government on the lines already laid down. (Provision
may also be made for the repair, Ac., of arms in the possession of licensed
and registered holders.)
Article 7.
The Governments concerned will take all such measures as they deem
necessary ( 1 ) to ensure that as full effect as possible is given to the foregoing
provisions regarding the import, sale, and tiansport o arms, an (-) °
prevent either the import, or export of arms Ac., across thmr inland frontiers,
or the passage of such arms towards districts where their import would be
undesirable.