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'Restrictions on the trade in arms, &c., on the Red Sea and on the Somali Coasts' [80r] (5/8)
The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 14 May 1887. 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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5
Article IV.
, ^ license for the importation of arms, ammn-
mtion, and military stores into ports and places on
the North-East African coast under the protection
of the h rench Government shall be issued by the
Erench Consul at Aden, who shall forward a copy
of such license to the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Somali
Coast, stationed at Aden, for information.
Ammunition and military stores brought into
Aden, or into ports and places under British pro
tection on the Nort-East African coast, for tran
shipment to ports and places under the protection
of the Erench Government on the North-East
African coast, shall not he permitted to he tran
shipped at Aden, or at the aforesaid ports and
places under British protection, except under a
license from the local authority ; such license shall
only he issued on the production of a license from
the Erench Consul at Aden, authorizing the import
of such arms, ammunition, and military stores into
the ports and places on the North-East African
coast under Erench protection.
Arms, ammunition, and military stores brought
into ports and places under the protection of the
Erench Government on the North-East African
coast for transhipment to ports and places under
British protection on such coast shall not he per
mitted to be transhipped, except under a license
from the Erench local authority; such license shall
only be issued on the production of a license from
the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Somali Coast, stationed at
Aden, authorizing the importation of such arms,
ammunition, and military stores into the ports and
places on the North-East African coast under
British protection.
Both Powers mutually agree to punish in the
manner provided by their respective-laws any
person or persons within their respective juris
diction importing or transhipping arms, ammu
nition, and military stores without a license, or
otherwise infringing the terms of any license issued
as aforesaid, and further undertake to confiscate
any arms, ammunition, and military stores in
respect to which any violation of this Convention
has been committed.
Article V.
Article VI.
Article VII.
15607.
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The file consists of a memorandum by Edmund Neel, Assistant Secretary Political and Secret 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. , it describes proposals made to the French Government for restricting the trade in arms on the Red Sea and on the Somali Coast, and subsequent arrangements to effect them between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and the French Consul at Aden.
The file includes a series of extracts from letters by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Aden, discussing draft regulations prohibiting the export of arms into Obokh and adjoining French territory for recommendation to the French Government, and deals with the confusion as to whether to restrict or suppress the arms trade entirely. It includes a 'Draft Convention' and 'Draft Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ' from 1887.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 78, and terminates at f 81, as it is part of a larger physical volume; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 78-81; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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