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File 1355/1917 Pt 1 ‘Peace Settlement- The Arms Traffic Convention 1919’ [87v] (179/600)
The record is made up of 1 volume (296 folios). It was created in 22 Jan 1917-16 Oct 1919. It was written in English, French and Italian. 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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brought before the courts of the State
under whose hag the vessel saded. a
vessel itself and its cargo shall remain m
charge of the authority directing the
enquiry.
Article 19.
All illicit conveyance or attempted
conveyance legally established against the
captain, fitter-out, JW owner of a vessel
authorised to fly the one 1 le
Signatory Powers, or holding the licence
provided for in Article 15, shall entail the
immediate withdrawal of the said authori
sation or licence.
The High Contracting Parties will take
the necessary measures to ensure that
their territorial authorities or their consuls
shall send to the C entral Office certified
copies of all authorisations to fly their
flag as soon as such authorisations shall
have been granted, as well as notice of
withdrawal of any such authorisation.
They also undertake to communicate to
the said Office copies of the licences pro
vided for under Article 15.
navire portait le pavilion. Le navire lui-
rneme demeurera avec sa cargaison & h
oarde de Vautorite qui dirige VenquSte^y
Article 19. >
'Pout transport ou toute tentative r
transport irr^gulier et qui sera legalement
constate a la charge/m capitaine, amateur
on projnictaire d’ufn^timent autorisd a [i
arborer le pavilion d’une des Puissances ^
signataires ou ayant obtenu la licence
Ar ticle 15. entralnera le retrait
t-rrmiediat de cette autorisation ou de cette
licence :
Les Hautes Parties Contractantes
prendront les mesures necessaires pour que
leurs autorites territorialesou leurs consuls
envoient an llureau central des copies
certiflees de toute autorisation d arhorer
leur pavilion des (pr’elle aura ete accordee,
ainsi (pie 1 avis du retrait dont ces auton-
sations auraient ete Vobjet. Elle sen-
gagent dgalement a communiquer audit
Bureau des cojdes des licences prCvues a
1 ’Article 15.
Article tZO.
The commander of a warship who may
have detained a vessel flying a foreign
flag shall in all cases make a report thereon
to Ids Government, ^stating the grounds
on w mcn li<‘ acted
An extract from this report, together
with a copy of the proces-verbal drawn up
by the officer sent on hoard the vessel
detained, shall be sent, as soon as possible,
to the Central Office and, at the same
time, to the Government whose flag the
detained vessel was flying.
Article 21.
If the authority entrusted with the
enquiry decides that the detention and
diversion of the vessel or the measures
imposed upon it were irregular, lie shall
fix the amount of the compensation due.
[f the capturing officer or the authorities
to whom he is subject do not accept the
decision, or contest the amount of the com
pensation awarded, the dispute shall be sub
mitted to a court of arbitration consisting
of one arbitrator appointed by the Govern
ment under whose flag the ship was sailing,
one appointed by the Government of the
capturing officer, and an umpire chosen by
the two arbitrators thus appointed. r i he
two arbitrators shall be chosen, as tar as
possible, from amongst the diplomatic,
consular, or judicial officers ot the High
Contracting Parties. These appointments
should be made with the least possible
delay, and natives in the pay of the High
Contracting: Parties shall in no case be
Article 20.
Le commandant dun batiment <k
guerre qui aurait arrete un navire hattant
pavilion etranger doit, dans tons les cas,
faire un rapport a son Gouvernement en
iiirtiqii.ni't br VoM-fait agh\
Un extrait de ce rapport ainsi quune
copie du proces-verbal dresse par l officiei
ou le sous-officier envoye a bord du navire
arrete seront, le plus tot possible, expedks
au Bureau central en meme temps quau
Gouvernement dont le navire arraisomie
arborait le pavilion.
Article 21
, Si 1 autorite chargee de I’enquete con-
^ clut a l irregularite de l arret et du
deroutement ou des mesures imposdes au
navire arrete, elle hxera le chiflre d^
indemnites dues. Si I’officier capteur <>u
le c : autorites auxquelles il ressortit, con-
testent les conclusions de fenquete ou b
montant de 1 ’indemnite tixee, cette con-
sihi-u sonmise a un Trilu nu* I
aiTrmW^juiipusc (Tun ar hitre dcsigne ]>ui
le Gouvernement dont le navire ai'horait b
pavilion, (fun arbitre designe ])ar b
Gouvernement auquel ressortit lofficier
capteur et d un surarbitre choisi par It*
deux ai*bitres ainsi designes. Les deux
aid>ities seront cboisis, autant que ]> ()S '
sible, parmi les fonctiormaires diploma-
tiques, consulaires, ou judiciaires des
Hautes Parties Contractantes. Ces desig
nations devtont etre faites dans le pks
court delai possible et ne devront jamais
porter shr des indigenes retribues })ar les
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The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, minutes, and reports concerning arms trafficking after the war. Among the reports in the volume is a report submitted by the Committee of Imperial Defence to the Under-Secretary of State for India, Political Department, 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. . The report discussed the question to further observe the issue of arms trafficking in certain localities such as Maskat [Muscat], the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Persia, Abyssinia, China and the Far East. Another report was submitted by the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department to the Secretary of State for India discussing the state of arms trafficking in the French possessions in India and the question of reaching an understanding with the French Government. The correspondence in the volume also discussed the question of arms trafficking prohibitions in Arabia, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Armenia, and Mesopotamia.
The volume includes multiple copies of reports and minutes (ff 166-207) on the interdepartmental conference 'Control of Arms Traffic', held 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. on 24 February 1919. It also includes multiple copies of a document entitled 'Draft Convention for the Control of the Arms Traffic' in both English and French. The following subheadings were covered in the drafted convention:
- Export of Arms and Ammunition
- Import of Arms and Ammunition. Prohibited Areas and Zone of Maritime Supervision
- Supervision on Land
- Maritime Supervision
- General Provisions.
The volume also includes correspondence regarding the conference that took place at Saint Germain [Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris] to discuss arms trafficking. The conference involved the following powers: the United States of America, Belgium, the British Empire, Chile, Cuba, France, Italy, Japan, Nicaragua, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Siam and Czecho-Slovakia. The correspondence also includes copies of the Arms Traffic Convention signed on 10 September 1919 (ff 7-32).
Among other correspondents in the volume are the War Cabinet; the Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Home Office; the British delegation in Paris; and the Board of Trade.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (296 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 1355 (Peace Settlement: The Arms Traffic Convention 1919) consists of four volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/672-675. The volumes are divided into 6 parts, with part 1 comprising one volume, parts 2, 4 and 5 comprising the second volume, part 3 comprising the third volume, and part 6 comprising the fourth volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 298; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- File 1355/1917 Pt 1 ‘Peace Settlement- The Arms Traffic Convention 1919’
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- 7r:32v, 68r:72v, 82r:88v, 109r:115v, 131r:136v, 149r:157v, 229r:230v
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