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File 869/1904 Pt 3 'Arms traffic: Red Sea, Africa and Aden' [‎167v] (339/444)

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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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2. Instance No. 1 in no way concerns Aden as the bond of an Italian dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
proceeding direct from Aden to Bunder Cassim is issued by the Italian Consul-
General at A den. All that we have to do with such a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. is to issue a
Port Clearance to the Nakhoda on the production of the bond issued by the
Italian authorities ; and that is the last we know of him, as we do not possess
customs stations anywhere on the Arabian Coast. Neither does instance
No. 2 concern Aden. It is, I submit, for the Italian Government and the
Somaliland Administration to police their respective Coasts in order to prevent
their revenues from being defrauded. If they complain to us that a dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. has
broken its bond, we take up the case; we are at present doing this in one
instance reported by the Commissioner, Somaliland.
3. Under these circumstances, I think that the views of the Italian and
the Somaliland authorities would throw more light on the question.
P. D. letter No. 3799, dated the 27th May 1909.
From—The Acting Secretary to 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. ,
To—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. , Aden.
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. C.—92, dated
the 17th April 1909, on the subject of certain flaws which are stated by the
Senior Naval Oflicer at Aden to exist in the Aden Regulations as to the local
dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. traffic.
2. I am to enquire whether the Senior Naval Officer at Aden brought
to your notice the two instances mentioned by him in paragraph 15 of his
letter, dated the 18th December 1908, to His Excellency the Commander-
in-Chief, East Indies Station, and, if so, what action you took in the matter.
If the Senior Naval Officer did not bring these cases to your notice, I am to
enquire whether the fact that in the first case the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. was Italian would have
made it difficult for you to take action similar to that taken in the case reported
to Government by Brigadier-General Mason in his letter No. 233, dated the 28th
July 1904, either under the existing Regulation or under the proposed new
Regulation. If such difficulties exist, I am to request that you will state them
fully and submit any suggestions you may have to make for overcoming them.
No. C.—155, dated Aden Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , the 26th June 1909 (Confidential).
From— Major J. "W. B. Merewether, Acting 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. , Aden,
To—The Secretary to 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.
With reference to your letter No. 3799, dated the 27th ultimo, I have the
honour to state that neither of the two cases mentioned by the Senior Naval
Officer were brought by him to my notice. The second case, however, was
reported to me by the Commissioner in Somaliland and the Nakhoda has been
tried by Major Hamid and convicted.
2. I do not think that we could take action against the Italian dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
under Regulation III of 1902 as w T e cannot assume jurisdiction over Italian
territory and protected subjects. The case referred to in General Mason’s letter
No. 233, dated the 28th July 1904, was entirely different as the Nakhoda in
that case had disclaimed Italian protection, had been disavowed by the Italian
Consul-General, and had not executed the usual bond in the Italian Consulate.
3. I do not think that any alterations are needed in the revised Regula
tion which was submitted for the approval of the Secretary of State with the
Government of India letter No. 81 of the 23rd April 1908. The root of the
evil, as Government are aware, is pointed out in paragraph 6 of Captain
Cordeaux s letter, dated the 27th February 1909, received with your endorse
ment No. 40u7, dated the 7th instant. The best means of diminishing our
difficulties is whole-hearted co-operation on the part of the Italian authorities
and this appears to have been afforded in the particular case under considers
tion {vide paragraph 3 of Captain Cordeaux’s letter already quoted),
Foreign Office Press—No. 722—23-8-OU—28.

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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.

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1 volume (218 folios)
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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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