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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' [275r] (549/576)
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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CHAPTER I.
I'/xport of Arms and Ammunition
Article 1.
H.p M 6 ] High Contra( l tin g 1>arties undertake to prohibit the export of
the following arms of war: artillery of all kinds, apparatus for the
discharge of all kmds of projectiles explosive or gas-diffusin^ flame-
hrowers bombs, grenades, machine-guns and" rifled small bore
breech-loading weapons of all kinds, as well as the exportation of the
ammumtion for nse with such arms The prohibition of exportation
shad apply to all such arms and ammunition, whether complete or in
Nevertheless, notwithstanding this prohibition, the High Contract
mg Parties reserve the right to grant, in respect of arms whose use
' no Profited by International Law, export licences to meet the
requirements of their Governments or those of the Government of
any of the High Contracting Parties, but for no other purpose.
In the case of firearms and ammunition adapted both to warlike
and also to other purposes, the High Contracting Parties reserve to
themselves the right to determine from the size, destination, and
other circumstances of each shipment for what uses it is intended
and to decide in each case whether the provisions of this Article are
applicable to it.
Article 2.
The High Contracting 1 arties undertake to prohibit the export of
firearms and ammunition, whether complete or in parts, other than
arms and munitions of war, to the areas and zone specified in
Nevertheless, notwithstanding this prohibition, the High Contract
ing Parties reserve the right to grant export licences on the under
standing that such licences shall be issued only by their own
authorities. Such authorities must satisfy themselves in advance
that the arms or ammunition for which an export licence is requested
are not intended for export to any destination, or for disposal in any
way, contrary to the provisions of this Convention.
Article 3.
Shipments to be effected under contracts entered into before the
coming into force of the present Convention shall be governed by its
provisions. J
E 14 40J H 4
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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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- 270r:287v
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