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‘File 28/70 Navicert Rules, Regulations and Instructions’ [50r] (99/612)
The record is made up of 1 file (304 folios). It was created in 21 Jul 1940-1 Oct 1946. 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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DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION
Commerce-War
New Delhi, the 4th January 1941
No. 85-C. W. (8)/40. —In exercise of the
powers conferred by sub-rule (3) of rule 84 of
the Defence of India Rules, the Central Govern
ment is pleased to direct that the following fur
ther amendment shall be made in the notifica
tion of the Government of India in the Depart
ment of Commerce, No. 65-C. W (9)/40, dated
the 15th May 1940, namely: —
In the said notification, for clause (b), the
following clause shall be substituted, namely: —
“(b) any goods consigned by land to any
other country contiguous to the land frontier of
India if—
(i) the goods are consigned under any of
the procedures prescribed for regulat
ing transit traffic to such countries
through India from foreign countries
overseas, or
(it) the goods are covered by an Open Gen
eral Licence issued by the Central Gov
ernment.”
A. H. LLOYD,
Secy, to the Govt, of India.
No. 85-0.W. (8)/40.
Copy forwarded to—
The Export Trade Controllers, Bombay,
Calcutta, Madras and Karachi.
All Collectors of Customs (including the
Collector of Customs, Chittagong, and
the Collectors of Salt Revenue, Bombay
and Madras).
The Secretary to the Financial Commis
sioner, Burma.
The Collector of Customs, Rangoon.
All Provincial Governments.
All Chief Commissioners.
All Departments of the Government of India
(including the Military Finance,
Defence Co-ordination and the Supply
Department) and the Political Depart
ment.
The Central Board of Revenue.
The Intelligence Bureau.
The Indian Stores Department.
The Private Secretary to H. E. the Viceroy;
Secretary to the Governor-General’s
Executive Council; Secretary to the
Governor-General (Public).
The D. G., C. I. and S., Calcutta.
The Director General, Posts and Telegraphs.
The Secretary, Economic Resources Board.
The Economic Adviser to the Government
of India.
The High Commissioner for India, Trade
Department, London.
The Indian Government Trade Commis
sioners, Osaka, Mombasa, New York
and Alexandria.
The Indian Trade Agent, Kabul.
The Canadian Government Trade Commis
sioner, Bombay.
The American Trade Commissioner,
Calcutta.
The Netherlands Consul-General, “Bever
ley”, Simla.
The French Consul-General, Calcutta.
The Royal Consulate General of Egypt,
Bombay.
His Majesty’s Trade Commissioners in
India, Calcutta and Bombay.
The Chief Censor.
The Chief Press Adviser. v
The Chief Postal Censor.
The Chief Customs Officer, Okha
(Kathiawar).
The Principal Collector of. Customs,
Colombo.
The Excise Inspector, Sea Customs,
Alleppey.
The Director, Federation of British In
dustries, London.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry.
The Associated Chambers of Commerce of
India.
All recognised Chambers of Commerce and
Associations in India.
The East India Cotton Association, Ltd.,
Bombay.
The Deputy Controller, Reserve Bank of
India, Exchange Control Department,
Bombay.
The Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the
Government of India.
By order, etc.,
G. SWAMINATHAN,
Unider Secy, to the Govt, of India.
>GIPD—L338CD—11-1-41—1,500,
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The file contains copies of correspondence, chiefly sent from either the Government of India or the Ministry of Economic Warfare, including: official circulars, notices, instructions, and other papers, relating to the implementation of the Navicert system to Iraqi and Iranian ports in the Gulf, the ports of the Gulf littoral, and the wider region, as a means of controlling sea-borne trade during the war. The changing geopolitical circumstances of the Second World War, in particular the occupation of countries by others, and entry into and exit from the War by various countries, resulted in the frequent issue of revisions to the circulars, notices and instructions produced by the Government.
The file includes:
- correspondence dated 1940 relating to the compulsory implementation of the Navicert system for all shipping approaching Europe (ff 9-11);
- correspondence dated March 1941 relating to the introduction of the Navicert system in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 18-35);
- various copies of Government circulars and notices throughout the file: ships war trade lists; insurance with enemy companies; enemy trading;
- copies of instructions on the operation of the Navicert system for ships sailing to and from the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 60-63, ff 242-245);
- copies of instructions to consular officers for operating the Navicert system (ff 69-75, ff 90-110);
- copies of ship Navicert regulations (ff 238-240, ff 254-267);
- in the file notes, discussion between 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 Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff on the application of Navicert regulations in Bahrain and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 293-305).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (304 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 293-305) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 306; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-292 and between ff 293-304; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/758
- Title
- ‘File 28/70 Navicert Rules, Regulations and Instructions’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:305v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence