‘File 28/70 Navicert Rules, Regulations and Instructions’ [51r] (101/612)
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 OE COMMERCE
NOTIFICATION
Commerce (War)
New Delhi, the 15th February 1941
No. 65-C. W. (9)/40 .—In exercise of the
powers conferred by sub-rule (3) of rule 84 of
the Defence of India Eules, the Central Gov
ernment is pleased to direct that the follow
ing further amendments shall be made in the
notification of the Government of India in the
Department of Commerce, No. 65-C. W. (9)/
40, dated the 15th May 1940, namely: —
1. In the said notification, in clause (a), the
words “French or” shall be omitted.
2. In the Schedule to the said notification—
(A) For item 8 in Part C, the following item
shall be substituted, namely: —
“8. Machinery and millwork, including
parts thereof, and leather manufac
tures which are component parts of
power-operated machinery, but ex
cluding—
(1) machine tools of any description, and
(2) parts of machinery and millwork
which—
(a) if of foreign manufacture, are ex
ported for purposes of repairs or
are being returned to the manu
facturers as defective, or
(b) if of Indian manufacture, are sup
plied to any country in the British
Empire. ”
(B) After item 8A in Part C, the following
item shall be inserted, namely: —
“8B. Machine Tools of all descriptions
and parts thereof.”
(C) For entry (vii) of item 9 in Part C, the
following entry shall be substituted, namely: —
“(vii) Iron or steel: —
(a) Pig Iron.
(b) High Speed Tool Steel in any form.
(c) Other Steel ingots, blooms, billets
and slabs.
(d) Manufactured, other than Scrap for
re-manufacture. ”
(D) In Part D, in item 2, entry (ii) shall be
omitted and entry (in') shall be re-numbered
as entry (ii).
(E) In Part E, for entries (iv-a) to (vO)* of
item 6, the following entries shall be substi
tuted, namely: —
“(v) Iron pyrites.
(vi) Iron or Steel Scrap for re-manufac
ture.
(vii) Manganese Ore and Manganese.”
N. R. PILLAI,
Joint Secy, to the Govt, of India.
No.'65-C. W. (9)/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, Bom
bay 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
Departments, the Director-General
Supply, N5w Delhi, and the Director-
General, Munitions Production, Cal
cutta) and the Political Department.
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 \ork
and Alexandria.
The Indian Trade Agent, Kabul.
The Indian Government Trade Commis
sioner, Bombay.
The American Trade Commissioner, Cal
cutta.
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.
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- Content
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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- 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
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