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File 869/1904 Pt 3 'Arms traffic: Red Sea, Africa and Aden' [100v] (205/444)
The record is made up of 1 volume (218 folios). It was created in 1909-1911. 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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arriving at the prescribed port, touches at any other place otherwise than by reason ^
the perils of the sea or other unavoidable accident, ^
the master and the owner shall, on conviction before a magistrate, be punishable with
fine which may extend to 1,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or with imprisonment for a term winch may
extend to six months, or with both.
8 If anv vessel has, within a period of one year immediately before the institution
of a prosecution under this section in respect of the e l’XTf AZ'VXuTorTn
military stores, or explosives between any places m the Gulf of Aden without,
contravention of the terms of—
(a.) A licence granted at Aden by such officer as the resident may appoint in this
A pass granted elsewhere by a public official whose designation is included
in a list to he prepared and published from time to time by the resident, subject to
the control of the Governor of Bombay in council,
the master and the owner shall, on conviction before a magistrate, be punishable with
fine which may extend to 5,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or with imprisonment for a term which may
extend to three years, or with both.
9. If any vessel arrives in Aden from any port mentioned in a list published
under section 4 : —
(a.) Without having a port-clearance granted by the proper authority at such
P0 ’(b.) Having touched after leaving any such port and before arriving in Aden
at any other place otherwise than by reason of the perils of the sea or other
unavoidable accident,
the master and the owner shall, on conviction before a magistrate, be punishable with fine
which may extend to 1,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to six months; or with both.
10. (1.) Where the owner or master of a vessel is charged with any offence
punishable under section 7, section 8 or section 9, the resident may, by order in writing,
direct such vessel to be detained, and where such owner or master is sentenced to pay
a fine for any such offence, and the fine is not paid at the time and m the manner
prescribed by the order of payment, the court may, in addition to any other means
prescribed by law for enforcing payment, direct that the amount remaining unpaid be
levied by distress and sale of such vessel, and the tackle, apparel and furniture thereof,
or so much thereof as may be necessary. ,
(2.) Where the owner or master is convicted of any offence punishable under
section 8, the resident may further, by order in writing, direct that the vessel be
confiscated. . ^ •
11. The resident, with the previous sanction of the Governor ol Bombay, m
council, may, on or near such public or private wharves or other landing-places as e
may deem expedient, establish searching-posts at which all boxes, bales and packages
landed or in transit may be detained and searched for arms, ammunition, military
stores and explosives by any officer appointed by the resident in this behalf.
12. (1.) Subject to the control of the Governor of Bombay in council, tlie
resident may make rules to provide for all or any of the following matters,
namely : —
(a.) Prohibiting the master or owner of a native vessel trading from and to Aden
to and from ports in the British protectorates of Aden and Somaliland from carrying
any arms on such vessel, except under a licence and in the manner and to the ex en
permitted by such licence. i
(b.) Determining the officers by whom, the form in which, and the terms ana
conditions on and subject to which any such licence shall be granted; and
(c.) Generally, the carrying out of the purposes and objects of this regulation.
(2.) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power,
the rules under clause (b) of sub-section (1) may—
(a.) Pix the fee to be charged for any such licence ; .
(&.) Limit the time during which any such licence is to continue m force .
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This volume is the third of three successive volumes of correspondence (IOR/L/PS/10/32-34), relating to the British prohibition and suppression of arms traffic between ports in Aden, the Red Sea and the coast of East Africa. The main correspondents are ministers and officials at the Foreign Office, 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. , the Colonial Office and the Admiralty in London, as well as officials in the Government of India Foreign and Political Department and in the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. Political Department. Other notable correspondents are the Commander-in-Chief for the East Indies Station, the Commander and Senior Naval Officer for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division, the Senior Naval Officer for the Aden Division, 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 First Assistant Resident at Aden, and the British Commissioner for the Somaliland Protectorate. The correspondence includes naval reports about the British blockade of the Warsangli coast [Somalia] in 1908 and Aden sea patrols in 1911; the ‘Agreement between the United Kingdom, France, and Italy respecting the importation of arms and ammunition into Abyssinia signed at London, December 13, 1906’ as published in 1907; ‘The Aden Arms (Sea Traffic) Regulation, 1910’; and sample forms used for the identification and regulation of dhows and other vessels in the ports of British Somaliland, Aden and Zanzibar. There is also a small amount of diplomatic correspondence, mainly from the French and Italian Ambassadors at London to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. This correspondence includes sample forms in Italian, together with revised instructions in French that were drafted jointly by the French and Italian Governments, for the enforcement of arms traffic controls in their respective protectorates of French Somaliland, Italian Somaliland and Italian Eritrea.
The file 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 (218 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 869 (Arms Traffic: - Red Sea, Africa and Aden) consists of three volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/32-34. The volumes are divided into three parts, with each part comprising one volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 220; 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.
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- File 869/1904 Pt 3 'Arms traffic: Red Sea, Africa and Aden'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:5v, 10r:35v, 39r:46v, 48r:53v, 56r:58v, 59v:78v, 81r:90r, 92r:96v, 97v, 100r:101v, 105r:139v, 140v:144v, 147r:150v, 153r:183v, 186r:186v, 193r:194v, 196r:197v, 200r:219v, back-i
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