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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' [284r] (567/576)
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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ilS possible to the Central Office Ind at tht 8 ™ 6 ' 1 Sha11 be sent 48 soon
ment whose flag the detained vessel was flvinT t " ne 10 the 6ovem -
Article 21.
f lf the authority entrusted with the ennui, -v a -a ,
ention and diversion of the vessel nr th ‘ decldes that the
were irregular, he shall fix Ihe aL^ofT^ imp ° Sed U P on
If the capturing officer, or the authorities to wh* U> ^ lp . en8atl0Q due.
not accept the decision or contest the amount Tn^ '* 8UbjeC ‘’ do
awarded, the dispute shall be submitted tn 1 T oom P ens ation
consisting of one arbitrator appointed bv the r ° f arbitration
the vessel was flying, one ^ted ^
capturing officer, and an umpire chosen hv the ® “ ent of the
appointed. The two arbitrators shall b» choL ” b,trators fc hus
from among the diplomatic, consular or judicial offi a ® P osslble -
Contracting Parties. These appointments must h °„ tb , e Hl8b
possible delay, and natives in the pay of the Hid, rw "^ ‘n ^
shall in no case be appointed Anv ™ ^ on ^ rac ^ m g Parties
paid to the person coCrned wfthfn “ montr be
date of the award. 0nths at most ^ the.
The decision shall be communicated to the Central 4 ,
the Secretary-General of the League of Nations 6 aDd ^
CHAPTER V.
General Provisions.
Article 22.
tanii* 16 ^ on tructing Parties who exercise authority over terri-
o ate 1 f 6 prohibited areas and zone specified in Article 0 agree
the t S ° far 88 6acb may be ooncame d, the measures required for
r s^Z” 61 !? ° f ‘ he ? re3enfc C0nTCntl0 ‘ 1 ’ “ d in P-‘-ukr for the
tafoeTtCein r6PreSS, ° n ° £ ° ffenCeS agaiDSt ‘ he provi8io “ B eon -
,, , Ibe ^ sba J I c °rninunicate these measures to the Central Office and
ffi the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, and shall inform
Articles th6 COmpetent authoriti «s referred to in the preceding
Article 23.
Sftmi ^' on ^ rac ^ in g Parties will use their best endeavours to
A/flrwU e acc6 8sion to the present Convention of other States
mbers of the League of Nations.
tho n ^ access ^ ori s ^ a h be notified through the diplomatic channel to
or ^— 0 ^ ° f ^ renc ^ 1 Republic, and by it to all the signatory
of Q^ing States. The accession will come into force from the date
sue notification to the French Government.
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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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- 270r:287v
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