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File 1355/1917 Pt 1 ‘Peace Settlement- The Arms Traffic Convention 1919’ [111v] (227/600)
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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such licence shall be granted without
guarantees for the observance of the rult s
of the present Convention.
Article 10.
Within the prescribed areas specified in
Article 6, a State which, for the importa
tion of arms and ammunition, whether
complete or in parts, or of material 01
of articles required for armament, is com
pelled to utilise the territory of a neigh
bouring State, shall he authorised on
request to transport them across the terri
tory of the latter State.
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It shall, however, when making any
such demand furnish guarantees that the
said articles are required for Government
purposes and will in no case be transferred
for private use or used in any way contrary
to the interests of the High Contracting
Parties.
Any violation of these conditions shall
be formally established in the following
manner :—
[a.) If the importing State is a
sovereign independent Power the proof
of the violation shall be advanced by
one or more of the Representatives of
neighbouring States of the High Con
tracting Parties accredited to it. After
having, if necessary, informed the Re
presentatives of the other neighbouring
States, a joint enquiry into the facts by
all the Representatives will he opened,
and, if necessary, the importing State
will be called upon to furnish explana
tions. If the gravity of the case should
so require, and if the explanations of
the importing State are considered un
satisfactory, the Representatives will
jointly notify the importing State that
all transit licences in its favour are
suspended and that all future requests
will he refused until it shall have
furnished new and satisfactory guaran
tees. ^
guarantees provided by the present
article shall he agreed upon previously
by the Representatives of the neigh
bouring States of the High Contracting
communicate to each other, as they are
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- IOR/L/PS/10/672
- 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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