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File 1355/1917 Pt 1 ‘Peace Settlement- The Arms Traffic Convention 1919’ [‎149r] (302/600)

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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SECRET.
2d 04
DRAFT CONVENTION FOR THE PROJET DE CONVENTION RELA-
^ CONTROL OF
V TRAFFIC.
THE ARMS
TIVE AU CONTROLE DU COM
MERCE DES ARMES ET DES
MUNITIONS.
THE High Contracting Parties—
Considering that the long war now
ended, in which most nations have
successively become involved, has led to
the accumulation in various parts of the
world of considerable quantities of arms
and munitions of war, the dispersal of
which would constitute a danger to peace
and public order ;
Considering that in certain parts of the
world the primitive or unorganised state
of tiie population requires a special super
vision of the trade in, and possession of,
arms and ammunition ;
Considering that the existing treaties
and conventions, and particularly the
Brussels Act of the 2nd July, 1890,
regulating the traffic in arms and ammu
nition in certain districts, no longer meet
present conditions, which require more
elaborate provisions applicable to a wider
area ;
Considering that a special supervision
of the maritime zone adjacent to certain
countries is necessary to ensure the
efficacy of the measures adopted by the
various Governments both as regards the
importation of arms and ammunition into
these countries and the export of such
arms and ammunition from their own
territory :
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Have agreed as follows :—
Chapter I .—Export of Arms and
Ammunition.
Article 1.
fhe High Contracting Parties under
take to prohibit the export of the follow
ing arms and munitions of war : Machine-
guns, bombs, hand-grenades, small-bore
firearms of all kinds, whether complete or
in parts, as well as the ammunition for use
with such arms.
Nevertheless, notwithstanding this pro
hibition, the High Contracting Parties
reserve the right to grant export licences
to meet their own administrative require
ments or the administrative requirements
of any other of the High Contracting
Parties, but for no other purpose.
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LES hautes parties contractantes—
(^onsiderant que la longue guerre, qui
vient de prendre fin et & laquelle ont
success! vement melees la plupart des
Nations, a eu pour effet d’accumuler, dans
diverses parties du monde, des quantity
considerables d’armes 011 de munitions de
guerre dont la dispersion constituerait un
danger pour la paix et la tranquillity
publique ;
Considdrant que dans certaines parties
du monde 1’etat, soit primitif, soit encore
inorganique, des populations appelle une
surveillance sp&hale du commerce et de la
detention des armes et des munitions;
Considerant que les stipulations conven-
tionnelles, notamment I’Acte de Bruxelles
du 2 juillet 1890, qui reglementaient le
trafic des armes et des munitions dans
certaines regions, ne correspondent plus
aux circonstances actuelles, qui exigent des
dispositions plus developpees portant sur
des territoires plus ^tendus ;
Considerant qu’une surveillance par-
ticuliere de la zone maritime avoisinant
certaines contr^es est necessaire pour
assurer 1’efficacite des mesures prises par
les Gouvernements, taut en ce qui concerne
1’importation des armes et munitions dans
ces contrees qu’en ce qui concerne fexpor-
tation desdites armes et munitions hors de
leurs territoires metropolitains :
Ont convenu des dispositions suivantes :
Chapitre I er .—Exportation des armes et
munitions.
Article l er .
Les hautes parties contractantes s’en-
gagent a interdire fexportation des armes
et munitions de guerre ci-apres enumerees,
savoir, mitrailleuses, bombes, grenades,
armes h feu de petit calibre, de toute
espece, mont^es ou en pieces ddtachdes,
ainsi que les munitions destinies & ces
diverses categories d’armes.
Toutefois, les hautes parties con
tractantes se rdserveiit le droit d’accorder
des autorisations derogeant a cette inter
diction, mais seulement en vue de permettre
des exportations pour les besoins de leur
propre Gouvernement ou du Gouvernement
de Tune d’entre elles.
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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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