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Coll 30/187 'Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf States.' [61r] (121/217)
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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Britain, and, as such or otherwise, subject and liable to confiscation; pro
nounced for (or against) the title of the said E.F., &c., to share as joint
captors of the said ship (aircraft), and condemned the said ship (aircraft) (as
also the freight due for the transportation of the cargo lately laden therein,
if any) as good and lawful prize, and as taken by His Majesty’s ship
(name of ship of original captors, and if the title
of the joint captors is pronounced for, add, jointly with His Majesty’s ship
(name of ship of joint captors)), (and further
decreed that the costs of the said E.F., & c., (or the said C.D., &c.) of
be paid by the said C.D., &c., or E.F., &c.).
The President (or Judge) further ordered the said ship (aircraft)
to be appraised and sold by the marshal.
(xix) In Joint Capture.
On Condemnation, reserving Question, by whom taken.
(Commencement as in Form (i).)
(Proceed as in last preceding Form down to the words " liable to confis
cation,” and continue) and condemned the said ship (aircraft) (as also the
freight due for the transportation of the cargo lately laden therein, if any)
as good and lawful prize, but reserved the question by whom taken. The
President (or Judge) further ordered the said ship (aircraft)
to be appraised and sold by the marshal.
(xx) In Joint Capture.
Subsequent to Condemnation.
Pronouncing for or against Title to Share.
(Commencement as in Form (i).)
The President (or Judge), having heard the claim and the evidence
thereon, and counsel on both sides, pronounced against (or for) the title of
E.F., &c., to share as joint captors of the said ship (aircraft) ,
and condemned the said ship (aircraft) (as also the freight due for the
transportation of the cargo lately laden therein, if any) as taken by His
Majesty’s ship , , commander (or as taken
by His Majesty’s ship , , commander
together with His Majesty’s ship , , com
mander); and he condemned E.F., &c. (or C.D., &c.) in the costs
of
(xxi) In Joint Capture.
Before or subsequent to Condemnation.
Admitting Petition to Proof, or Dismissing Petition.
(Commencement as in Form (i).)
The President (or Judge), having read the petition of A.B., and having
heard counsel for the petitioner and for the respondent, admitted the
said petition to proof (or dismissed the said petition, and condemned the
said A.B. in the costs of the respondent).
(xxii) In Joint Recapture.
Pronouncing for Joint Title or Interest.
(Commencement as in Form (i).)
The President (or Judge), having heard the claim, and the evidence
thereon, and counsel for A.B., See., the claimants, C.D., Sec., the recaptors,
and E.F., Sec., the alleged joint recaptors, and having been assisted by
(here state the names and descriptions of assessors, if any), admitted the
claim of A.B., Sec. (proceed as in Form (xiii) to the words " of the value
3^73 D 2
O. XXXII.
O. XXXII.
O. XXXII.
O. XXXI r. 8.
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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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- Coll 30/187 'Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf States.'
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- 6r:7v, 17r:75v
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- Privy Council Office
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