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File 2908/1907 Pt 3 ‘Persian Gulf:- Quarantine; German complaint’ [95v] (190/250)
The record is made up of 1 item (125 folios). It was created in 26 Feb 1903-1 Dec 1908. 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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discovered during these operations, the pilgrims shall immediately
be re-embarked and the ship shall proceed to Jeddah where a
second medical inspection shall take place on board. If the result
be favourable and if the ship’s doctor certifies in writing and on
oath that there has been no case of plague or of cholera during the
mssaEre the pilgrims shall be landed forthwith.
1 ' if however? one or more recognized or suspected cases of
plague or of cholera prove to have occurred during the voyage or
on arrival, the ship shall be sent back to Kamaran, where she shall
ao'ain be dealt with as infected. _ _ t if
In the case of plague, the provisions of the third paragraph of
Article 22 shall apply in the event of there being rats on board.
Art. 128. Infected ships, that is to say, ships with cases of
plague or of cholera on board, or that have had cases of plague or
of cholera on board within seven days, shall he dealt with as
follows:—
Persons suffering from plague or from cholera shall he
disembarked and isolated in hospital. The other passengers shall
he disembarked and isolated in as small groups as possible, in
order that, if plague or cholera break out in one group, the whole
party may not be affected.
The soiled linen, clothing and personal effects of the crew and
the passengers shall he disinfected, as also shall the ship. The
disinfection shall he carried out thoroughly. _
Provided always that the local sanitary authority may decide
that heavy baggage and merchandize need not he unloaded, and
that only part of the ship need he disinfected.
The passengers shall remain at the Kamaran station seven or
five days, according as to whether plague or cholera is in question.
When no cases of plague or of cholera have occurred for several
days the period of isolation may he shortened, and may vary
according to the date of occurrence of the last case and the
decision of the sanitary authority.
The ship shall then proceed to Jeddah, where everyone on
hoard shall undergo a thorough medical examination. If the
result he favourable the ship shall be given free pratique. If,
however, recognized cases of plague or of cholera have occurred on
hoard during the voyage or on arrival, the ship shall be sent back
to Kamaran, where she shall again be dealt with as infected.
In the case of plague, the measures specified in Article 21
regarding rats shall be adopted in the event of there being any ol
these vermin on board.
1. The Kamaran Station.
Art. 129. At the Kamaran station the following conditions
must be fulfilled:—
Complete evacuation of the island by its inhabitants.
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The item consists of part three of the subject file 2908/1907 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. : Quarantine. This part broadly covers two topics: the proceedings of the International Sanitary Conference at Paris (1903) and complaints made by German consular staff at Bushire against the conduct of Captain Thomas Beauchamp Williams whilst undertaking his duties as Chief Quarantine Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Correspondence outlining the details of three quarantine incidents has been included:
- a breach of quarantine regulations by an unnamed Russian Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. aboard the SS Mandura on 6 March 1907: see folios 41-42
- the detention of Herr Krumpeter of Messrs Wonckhaus and Company in connection with a visit by the SS Savoia to Bushire between 8-9 July 1907: see folios 35-40
- the infringement of quarantine rules by Herr Krumpeter during a visit to Bushire by the SS Galicia on 10 June 1907
Complaints against Captain Williams over his conduct during the latter two incidents were lodged by Count Quadt, German Minister at Tehran, at the Tehran Sanitary Council: see folios 4-6 for related papers. A copy – in French – of a report of the proceedings of the fifty-third session of the Tehran Sanitary Council can be found on folios 11-14.
A copy – in French with English translation – of the International Sanitary Convention, signed at Paris 3 December 1903, can be found on folios 43-108. For supplementary correspondence outlining the proceedings of the British delegation at the Conference, see folios 109-125.
The main correspondents are as follows: HM Minister at Tehran (Sir Cecil Arthur Spring Rice), HM Chargé d'affaires at Tehran (Charles Murray Marling), 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Major Percy Zachariah Cox), the Chief Quarantine Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the German Consul at Bushire (Dr Franz Listermann), officials of the Foreign Office, and officials of 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. .
No papers have been filed for the years 1905-1906.
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