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Coll 34/7 'Slavery: Slave Traffic and Gun-running: Right of search by H. M. ships in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf' [217v] (434/576)
The record is made up of 1 file (286 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1929-3 Feb 1948. 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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to the inclusion of Persian vessels in the category of native
craft. It is exceedingly doubtful, in these circumstances,
whether we should in fact be on strong ground in applying the
provisions of the Arms Traffic convention of 1919 as against
Persian ships in Persian waters, whatever agreement as to its
application may have been reached at the time between the
principal signatories.
as regards tne second point, the question whether or not
we should regard the
firman
A Persian word meaning a royal order or decree issued by a sovereign, used notably in the Ottoman Empire (sometimes written ‘phirmaund’).
of 1897 as still valid came up
after the war in connection with the Arms Traffic convention.
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.
(Colonel Trevor) then took the view
that we had better .continue to do so, and this was generally
accepted. In 1925, when the new Arms Traffic convention was
under consideration, 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.
, in a letter to the
Admiralty dated the 2nd April, 1925 - P. 909/25 - remarked,
M It is for consideration whether it would be advisable to asK
also for the formal renewal of the Agreement of ±897 ( vide
enclosures in Tehran despatch ho., 3 dated 5th June, 1898),
empowering H.M. Ships to enter Persian territorial waters in
pursuit of native vessels suspected of carrying illicit cargoes
of arms; but in view of Persia’s increased sensitiveness to
encroachment on her sovereigi rights, it would perhaps be better
not to raise the point, but to assume that this Agreement is
still in force until it is challenged.”
The Admiralty replied (Admiralty letter of 9th
April, 1925, ho. M.0778/25) as follows: "My Lords consider
that it would be best.to assume that the 1897 Agreement with
Persia is still in force. Of course that Agreement has its
limitations, as it is understood,Uiat it would permit
pursuit by H.M. Ships in Persian territorial waters of
’native vessels 1 suspected of carrying illicit cargoes of
arms; but in this category of native vessels tnere would
only be included vessels whose country of origin was British,
Persia/
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Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and notes relating to arms and slave traffic in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Principal correspondents include 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and Admiralty. Further correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from: the High Commissioner (later, Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ), Baghdad; the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire; the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division; the British Legation, Tehran; Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; Commander-in-Chief of HM Naval Forces, Mediterranean Station; British Legation, Jeddah, and the Board of Trade.
The majority of the file concerns the discussion of arms smuggling in the region, with a particular focus on the right of HM ships to search vessels for arms and slaves. Matters that are discussed include the following:
- Arms traffic across the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. into southern Persia, thought to be supplying the Qashqai rebellion taking place there
- Persian complaints about British sympathy for the Qashqai rebellion
- Revision of naval instructions concerning powers to search and detain vessels in the region
- Arms traffic into Palestine via Akaba [al-Aqaba].
Papers of note included in the file include the following:
- Convention for the Control of the Trade in Arms and Ammunition, and Protocol, signed September 10, 1919 (folios 270-287)
- Record of an interdepartmental meeting held at the Foreign Office on the 24 April to consider the instructions to be issued to the Senior Naval Officers in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , regarding the search by HM ships of Arabian, Persian, and Iraqi vessels for slaves and arms (folios 92-103).
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- 1 file (286 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 287; 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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- Coll 34/7 'Slavery: Slave Traffic and Gun-running: Right of search by H. M. ships in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf'
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- front, front-i, 2r:246r, 247v:256v, 259r:259v, 266r:269v, back-i, back
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