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Coll 30/100 'Bahrain. (Persian claim to,): Geneva Arms Traffic Convention of 1925:- Reservation of the United States Senate to its ratification' [‎8r] (22/150)

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. .

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of %m reservation h&a probably abaictm ^ellal’a position
in Washington*
4 * % am&iMg a copy of this despatch to his
Mfge sty’s Ambass&dor at > a Kington (Mo. 32/i!).
I have the honour* to be with the highest respect,
bir,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
(Signed) H.M. Knatchbull-Hugeesen.

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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.

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1 file (71 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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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.

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Coll 30/100 'Bahrain. (Persian claim to,): Geneva Arms Traffic Convention of 1925:- Reservation of the United States Senate to its ratification' [‎8r] (22/150), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3819, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045151489.0x000017> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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