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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' [266r] (531/576)
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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.Annex 1 : — Admiraltij to Treasury.
.. M ' 65 - 10 - ’ Admiralty,
Bir ' , , , , . 1st December 1920.
am commaiKled by aly Lords Conunissiouers of the Admiralty to transmit
herewith, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty’s Treasury,
copy of letter A. (j099/1524/95 of the oOth. September from the Foreign Otiice as to
the legislation which will be necessary to give effect to the Arms Traffic Convention
as it now stands.
2. A copy of the Arms Traffic Convention is attached for reference.
3. The Convention has not yet been ratified, and the signatory Towers are there
fore at present only bound by the Protocol appearing on page lo of the print that,
pending ratification, they will not adopt any measures which are contrary to the
provisions of the Convention. This Protocol has in turn been modified by subsequent
agreement between signatory Powers whereby its application is limited to the
importation of arms into the prohibited zones and areas mentioned in Chapter fl. of
the Convention.
4. Copies of further letters M. 6427a of the 1st November, from the Admiralty to
the Foreign Office, and A. 7674/1524/95 of the 17th November, from the Foreign
Office to the Admiralty are enclosed, from which it will be seen that the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs takes the view that immediate steps should be taken to
obtain legislation required for the enforcement of the Convention with a view to its
being put into force at the earliest possible date as regards the areas specified in
Chapter 11.
5. It will be seen that the Colonial Office and
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.
respectively have been
asked as to the steps which are being taken to obtain the legislation required for the
supervision on land specified in Chapter HI. of the C onventiou.
6. The only matters on which Imperial legislation appears to be required are
those set out in Chapter IV. of the Convention. Under this chapter it appears to be
necessary to obtain legislation—
(a) Limiting the issue, to native vessels of less than 500 tons, of authority to fly
the British flag, in accordance with Articles 14, 15, and 19 of the Con
vention, and requiring such vessels authorised to fly the British flag to
carry cargo manifests, &c., under the conditions specified in Article 13 of
the Convention.
(b) Empowering the warships of the Imperial and Dominion forces to examine
and, if necessary, arrest native vessels of less than 500 tons burden flying
the flag of one of the High Contracting Parties, in accordance with
Article 16 of the Convention. _ ,
(C) Authorising such British authorities as may be selected to take chargt of
vessels^which have been arrested, under Article 16, paras. 3 and 4 of
the Convention, and to hold enquiries in accordance with Article 18 of the
Convention; and also deal with questions of compensation under Article
21 of the Convention. ' , . . .
(d) Empowering Colonial Courts of Admiralty and such other courts as may be
' specified to condemn vessels violating the Convention, and to try the
persons responsible, in accordance with Article 18 of the Convention.
- AIv Lords would be glad if the matter could be laid before the Parliamentary
Counsel of the Treasury in order that he may prepare a Bill to be presented during
the next session of Fai l lament.
8 Conies of this letter have been sent to 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.
and Colonial Orace, as
it appears possible that it will be necessary for those Departments to arrange in some
casesAor parallel legislation to be passed by the Governments of India and the
Dominions, and in due course for local regulations to he introduced lor carrying out
the provisions of the proposed Act.
.Cp
The Secretary, Treasury.
V. \Y. Baddeley.
Annex 2 -.—Foreign Office to Admiralty.
No. A. 6099/1524/95.
Sir,
Foreign Office,
30th September 1920.
With reference to your letter No. M. 03-109 of 30th August, relative to the
ddslatioii which will be necessary to give effect to the Arms 1 rallic ( (invention as it
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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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- front, front-i, 2r:246r, 247v:256v, 259r:259v, 266r:269v, back-i, back
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