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Coll 30/187 'Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf States.' [‎42v] (84/217)

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The record is made up of 1 file (107 folios). It was created in 11 Jul 1939-21 Dec 1939. 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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o. m. 1.1.
o. xxx.
o. XXXII.
1 . 1 .
42
You may appear to the said writ by entering an appearance personally or
by your solicitor at the (here insert the Registry 0/ the Court).
(Signed) of .
or of
Solicitor for
N g jhis notice is to be used where the person to be served out of the
jurisdiction is not a British subject, or the ship (aircraft) or goods are not
the property of a British subject.
No. 8.
Entry of Appearance.
(Heading and Title as in No. 1.)
Enter an appearance for ■ owner of the ship (aircraft)
above-mentioned (or as the case may be).
Dated the day of , 19 •
(Signed) •
♦ Address for service
Solicitor for the above-named
for »
, or agent
Solicitor for the
I
O. III. r. 4 .
No. 9.
Claims in Causes for Condemnation.
(Headings and Titles as in No. 1.)
(i) Claim by Master.
The claim of . the master of the > »
subiect of His Majesty the King of a citizen of
as the case may be), on behalf of (fill m name of
owner of ship or aircraft), of (residence of owner), also a subject of His
Maiestv the King of (or as above), the true, lawful, and
sok owner of the said ship, her tackle, apparel, and furniture (or the said
aircraft), at the time she was taken and seized as prize by His Majesty s
h’ f - ft) * Commander, and
brougMinto , ’(and, if the ship (aircraft) owners are
also owners of the cargo or of part thereof) and of (describe the car J°’
giving numbers, weight, and description) laden on board the said .h i
(aircraft) at the time of the capture thereof aforesaid (and if claim is made
on behalf of carlo owners)'. , me rchant S ,
Also on behalf of . 01
subjects (or citizens, &c., as above) of ’ , V ’
lawful, and sole owners of (describe goods as above), also
laden on board the said ship (aircraft) at the time of the capture aforesai
(and, if he has a private adventure):
And also for his private adventure consisting of
for the said ship (aircraft), goods, and private adventure as the true,
lawful, sole, and entire property of (subjects or citize
as aforesaid, and for freight, demurrage, and an
such loss, costs, charges, damages, and expenses, as have arisen and been
incurred, or may arise and be incurred, by reason of the capture and
detention aforesaid.
(Signed) C.D
Claimant.
’ ^An address for service within three miles of the Registry must be given.

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The file concerns the application to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. of amended prize jurisdiction in the run-up to, and following the outbreak of, the Second World War. Prize law related to the capture of enemy ships and goods during wartime. The Prize Act, 1939 extended prize law to aircraft also.

The papers include: a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , concerning special measures in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. on the outbreak of war, April 1939, including comments on Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Muscat and Oman, and the states that would automatically be at war on the side of the United Kingdom (Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ); copies of the Prize Act, 1939, and the Prize Courts Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939; 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. correspondence and minutes; correspondence from the Government of India; the special position of Muscat and Oman in terms of prize jurisdiction (e.g. folio 16); and a copy of the Reprisals Restricting German Commerce Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939.

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 (107 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 109; 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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