![Coll 30/100 'Bahrain. (Persian claim to,): Geneva Arms Traffic Convention of 1925:- Reservation of the United States Senate to its ratification' [‎7r] (20/150)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000183/IOR_L_PS_12_3819_0020.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "Coll 30/100 'Bahrain. (Persian claim to,): Geneva Arms Traffic Convention of 1925:- Reservation of the United States Senate to its ratification' [‎7r] (20/150)")
Coll 30/100 'Bahrain. (Persian claim to,): Geneva Arms Traffic Convention of 1925:- Reservation of the United States Senate to its ratification' [7r] (20/150)
The record is made up of 1 file (71 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1934-25 Jul 1935. 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. .
Transcription
This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.
io. 131,
997 Q
L.L. I ^
APR
*** r”
O ^
Britisli Legation,
7eiirua.
33rd raroh, 1955*
Sir,
U
; .
''■’> p^**
I M«v« tha honour to Inform you that tiie
Am#rlean . inis tar, in tne oom^s© of conversation with a
?^#mbar of staff a few <la,ys ago* «Mintlo»iw4 that the
Arms Traffic Convention haa recently mm ratified hy the
Senate without the reservation sponsored by Senator King,
he said that he hod found Kazan! very displeased about this
development but hud explained that just &g the adoption of
the reservation had never meant that the United totes Senate
wished to endorse any special rights or claims which the
Persian Government possessed in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, so did the
abandonment of the reservation not mean that they now gave
their support to any British rights or claims in the Gulf.
The Gulf was not an area in which the United States had any
special interests and their only wish was to be completely
impartial.
2
*
Ur. Bornibrook went on to say that Ivasemi had
sent round that morning an official of %m Ministry for
Foreign Affair® who haa proceeded to argue the question for
an hour. The chief burden of his remarks had seemed to be
to accuse the Americans of the heinous crime of yielding to
British influence.
a. Hr. Mornlbruak said that he was afraid that
he himself was not very popular here just now as & result
of all this, and he added that he thought the withdrawal
/of
Tm Might Honourable
Sir John dimoo, G.C.S.I.>
etc* $ etc*, etc.,
The Foreign office
About this item
- Content
The file concerns the attaching of a reservation by the United States Senate to its ratification of the Geneva Arms Traffic Convention of 1925 [the Geneva Protocol]. The reservation stated that adherence to the treaty should not be construed as denying any right of sovereignty of the Government of Persia to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and its waters. The reservation had serious diplomatic implications for the British Government in view of Persia's claim to Bahrain. The file contains correspondence between the Foreign Office and the British Embassy, Washington, recording British objections to the reservation, the response of the US Government, and the reasons for the attaching of the reservation. The Geneva Arms Traffic Convention was eventually ratified by the United States Senate (without the reservation) in March 1935.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (71 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 71; these numbers are printed, 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.
- Written in
- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
Use and share this item
- Share this item
Coll 30/100 'Bahrain. (Persian claim to,): Geneva Arms Traffic Convention of 1925:- Reservation of the United States Senate to its ratification' [7r] (20/150), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3819, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045151489.0x000015> [accessed 23 April 2024]
https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100045151489.0x000015
Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.
<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100045151489.0x000015">Coll 30/100 'Bahrain. (Persian claim to,): Geneva Arms Traffic Convention of 1925:- Reservation of the United States Senate to its ratification' [‎7r] (20/150)</a> <a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100045151489.0x000015"> <img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000183/IOR_L_PS_12_3819_0020.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" /> </a>
This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x000183/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images
Copyright: How to use this content
- Reference
- IOR/L/PS/12/3819
- Title
- Coll 30/100 'Bahrain. (Persian claim to,): Geneva Arms Traffic Convention of 1925:- Reservation of the United States Senate to its ratification'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1r:11v, 12v, 13v:34v, 36r:71v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence