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File 1355/1917 Pt 1 ‘Peace Settlement- The Arms Traffic Convention 1919’ [133v] (271/600)
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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State arms and ammunition or the raw
materials necessary for their manufacture.
It shall, however, when making any such
demand furnish guarantees that the arms,
ammunition or raw material in question
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
the High Contracting Parties accredited
to it. He or they shall at once inform
the other Representatives; a joint en
quiry into the facts by all the Repre
sentatives will be opened, and, if
necessary, the importing State will be
called upon to furnish explanations.
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 notifv»the importing State that
all transit licences in its favour are
suspended and that all future requests
will be refused until it shall have
furnished new and satisfactory guaran
tees.
(b.) If the importing State has been
placed under the mandatory system
established by the League of Nations,
the proof of the violation shall be
furnished by one of the High Contract
ing Parties or by the mandatory Power.
The latter shall then in the name of
the High Contracting Parties notify or
demand, as the case may he, the sus
pension and future refusal of all transit
licences.
In all cases where a violation has been
duly proved no further transit licence
shall lie granted without the previous
consent of the Council of the League of
Nations.
If any proceedings on the part of the
importing State or its disturbed condition
should threaten the public order of the
neighbouring State through which it
obtains access to the sea, the latter State
shall retain exclusive authority to refuse
all transit licences for arms and ammuni
tion until order has been restored.
par le territoire de cet Etat des armes on
munitions et les matieres premieres
necessaires a leur fabrication.
Toutefois, il devra, a fappui de sa
demande de transit, garantir que lesdites
armes on munitions ou matieres premieres
sont requises pour les besoins de sot#
propre Gouvernement et qu’elles ne seront
a aucun moment, ni vendues, ni cedees on
livrees pour un usage prive, ni employees
a rencontre des interets des Hautes Parties
Contractantes.
Toute infraction devra faire 1’objet
d’une constatation reguliere dans les formes
suivantes:
(a.) Si 1’Etat importateur est pleine-
ment souverain, la constatation de son
infraction sera faite par un ou plusieurs
des representants des Hautes Parties
Contractantes accredites aupres de lui.
11s en aviseront aussitot les autres
repr^sentants; tons procederont en
commun ii fexamen des faits et, s’il y a
lieu, provoqueront les explications de
TEtat importateur. Si la gravite des
faits fexige et si les explications de
fEtat importateur sont jugees in-
suffisantes, ils notifieront conjointe-
ment a I’Etat importateur que toute
automation de transit en sa faveur est
desormais suspendue et que toute
nouvelle demande lui sera refusee
jusqu’a ce qu’il ait found des garanties
nouvelles suffisantes.
(/>.) Si I’Etat importateur est soumis
au regime du mandat institue par la
Societe des Nations, la constatation
de finfraction sera faite par une des
Hautes Parties Contractantes, ou sur sa
propre initiative par la Puissance a
laquelle le mandat est devolu ; c’est a
cette derniere qu’il appartiendra de pro-
noncer ou reclamer, suivant les cas, an
nom des Hautes Parties Contractantes,
la suspension et a favenir le refus de
toute automation de transit.
En cas d infraction dument constatee,
aucun nouveau permis ne sera accorde a
I’Etat contrevenant, sans le consentement
prealable du Conseil de la Societe des
Nations.
Dans tons les cas, si les menees ou la
situation troublee de ffitat importateur
menayaient la tranquillity publique ( e
1’Etat limitrophe dont il est oblige
d’empruliter le territoire pour acceder a <>
mer, ce dernier restera exclusR emeu
maitre de refuser toute automation ( e
transit d’armes ou de munitions, jusqu a ce
que la tranquillite soit retahlie.
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- Content
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.
- Physical characteristics
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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