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File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.' [113r] (230/424)
The record is made up of 1 volume (210 folios). It was created in 20 Apr 1908-24 Sep 1915. 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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Among the underwriters who suffered loss in consequence of this decision
were the .North China Insurance Company, Limited. This Company
petitioned His Majesty’s Government in January 1902 (1932/02), and again
in July 1906 (3280/06), to he compensated for their losses. The petition was
refused on both occasions.
As regards the legality of the act of seizure, the question was determined
by the further action brought by Messrs. Fracis, Times, & Co., against
Captain Can, R.M., the officer who had seized the L( Baluchistan,” for wrongful
deprivation of property. Mr. Justice Grantham, who tried the case in the
first instance, found for the defendant, and his judgment, after being reversed
by the Court of Appeal, was finally upheld by the House of Lords, on the
ground that the seizure had taken place in Muskat territorial waters, and
was, under the Sultan’s Proclamation of January 1898, justifiable according
to the law of Muskat. _ A third action was brought against Colonel Meade,
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, by Messrs. Fracis, Times, & Co., in respect of
arms and ammunition seized at Bushire in December 1897, and at Bahrein
in January 1898. Judgment was given for the defendant in May 1901.
The effect of these proceedings was to reduce Messrs. Fracis, Times, &Co.,
to bankruptcy ; and to impose, for the time being, a decided check on the
arms traffic in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
12. On the 1st January 1900 the Shah promulgated a law reaffirming the
Persian Law of 1900. prohibition against the importation into
Mr. Spring-Rice to Lord Salisbury, Persia of arms and ammunition, as well
'28th May 1900. as various other commodities. The
2220/00. case 0 f gqg British steamer “ Hathor,”
on board of which arms were seized at Bushire in November 1900, led to an
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
being issued, on the recommendation of the Law Officers
of the Crown, by which the Persian Law of the 1st January 1900 was made
applicable to British subjects, in so far as the provisions respecting arms and
ammunition were concerned.
Kcweit Agreement, 1900.
(Appendix IX.)
Government of India’s letter of 5th Jnly
1900. '
737/00.
13. On the 24th May 1900 the Sheikh of Koweit entered into an
agreement with the British Govern
ment, by wdiich he engaged “ absolutely
“ to prohibit the importation of arms
“ into Koweit, or exportation there
from.” To carry out this engagement,
he issued on the same day (1) a Notification declaring that “ the importation
“ of arms and ammunition into Koweit and the territory under my control,
“ and the exportation of the same, are absolutely prohibited,” and that “ all
“ arms and ammunition imported into any parts of Koweit territory, or
“ exported therefrom, in future will be seized and confiscated ” ; (2)_ a Pro
clamation conferring on British and Persian vessels of war the right to
search, in Koweit territorial waters, vessels carrying the British, Persian, or
Koweit flag, as well as Koweit vessels in Indian and Persian waters ; and to
confiscate any arms and ammunition destined for Indian, Persian, or Koweit
ports.
It should be added that it was decided that the Koweit Agreement should
not be published, and that no action should be taken in the way of search or
seizure of Koweit vessels without special instructions from Her Majesty’s
Government.
] B I n November 1902 the Trucial Chiefs entered into an engagement to
prohibit absolutely the import and
Trucial Chiefs Agreement, 1902. export of arms and ammunition to and
(Appendix X.) f rom their territory ; and, to carry out
Government of India’s letter, 29tb this engagement, issued a notification
January 1903. ^ declaring that the traffic was absolutely
257 / 03 - prohibited, and that all arms and ammu
nition imported into, or exported from, their territories would be seized and
confiscated.
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The correspondence discusses the award of prize money to the officers and crews of British Naval vessels that had seized dhows containing arms and ammunition in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The correspondence discusses the values to be assigned to different types of arms and ammunition, and the decision by the Government of India to make a grant to the Admiralty from the Indian Revenues to cover the prize money owed for seizures from November 1910 to November 1912.
The principal correspondents include the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (H W [Herbert William?] James, Allen Thomas Hunt, and James Charles Tancred); the Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station (George John Scott Warrender, Edmond John Warre Slade, Alexander Edward Bethell, and Richard Henry Peirse); 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Percy Zachariah Cox); the Secretary of State for India (John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, and Robert Crew-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe); the Secretary to the Foreign Department of the Government of India (Spencer Harcourt Butler, Arthur Henry McMahon); the Secretary to the Marine Department of the Government of India (Ernest William Stuart King Maconchy, and William Riddell Bird); 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. and Consul at Muscat (Robert Erskine Holland, Stuart George Knox); the Viceroy of India (Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst); and representatives of the Admiralty, the Foreign Office and 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. .
Each part includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (210 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
The subject 619 (Arms Traffic) consists of 7 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/110-116. The volumes are divided into 10 parts, with parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 comprising one volume each, parts 6, 7, 8, and 9 comprising the sixth volume and part 10 comprising the seventh volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 210; 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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- File 619/1907 Pt 10 'Arms traffic:- Persian Gulf. Prize Money for captures in Persian Gulf.'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:184v, 185v:209v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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