Coll 34/7 'Slavery: Slave Traffic and Gun-running: Right of search by H. M. ships in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf' [67r] (133/576)
The record is made up of 1 file (286 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1929-3 Feb 1948. 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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It easier to defend eearchea In any controversy with the
Government here on the ground that the Rejas-Ke^d Government do
not provide the means of identifying their shipping with
certainty*
(c) The possibility of controversy with Ibn Sa’ud must he
reckoned with but I do not think its present probability should
he overrated. He has not so far taken the most obvious steps
towards contesting our established Naval practice i.e. that of
objecting to our ships visiting Jedda without his previous
consent. He is indeed very sensitive regarding his independence
and the search of a
dhow
A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean.
which was demonstrably Hejasi, Asiri or
Hadji might well give rise to a protest, especially if made in
territorial waters. Ibn 8a*ud might feel that his ground was
weaker in the case of a search on the high seas. If he did
protest in such a case, it could be represented to him with some
force, even though it were not s strictly legal argument, that
our practice serves his own Interest. He can get all the arms
he needs quite openly for Government use. Anything which
prevents his subjects from getting them except under his auspices
is to his advantage. In another connection he has expressed for
his own reasons anxiety to co-operate in international arrange
ments for the control of arms traffic (see the correspondence
ending with my personal letter to Mr*Robertson Fullarton of
Hovember 27). All things considered I should not greatly fear
the first round in a wrangle with Fuad bey Ham*a over a particular
incident, even if in the upshot we hod to modify our. principles
in deference to the sovereign rights of the Heja*-Hejd Government.
5. The foregoing considerations are to some extent con
flicting. On balancing them my preliminary conclusion is that
the adoption of the conclusions of the Inter-departmental
Conference as they stand would not be attended by any grave
disadvantage. At the same time, I have some sympathy with the
unwillingness/
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Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and notes relating to arms and slave traffic in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Principal correspondents include officials at 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and Admiralty. Further correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from: the High Commissioner (later, Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ), Baghdad; the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire; the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Division; the British Legation, Tehran; Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; Commander-in-Chief of HM Naval Forces, Mediterranean Station; British Legation, Jeddah, and the Board of Trade.
The majority of the file concerns the discussion of arms smuggling in the region, with a particular focus on the right of HM ships to search vessels for arms and slaves. Matters that are discussed include the following:
- Arms traffic across the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. into southern Persia, thought to be supplying the Qashqai rebellion taking place there
- Persian complaints about British sympathy for the Qashqai rebellion
- Revision of naval instructions concerning powers to search and detain vessels in the region
- Arms traffic into Palestine via Akaba [al-Aqaba].
Papers of note included in the file include the following:
- Convention for the Control of the Trade in Arms and Ammunition, and Protocol, signed September 10, 1919 (folios 270-287)
- Record of an interdepartmental meeting held at the Foreign Office on the 24 April to consider the instructions to be issued to the Senior Naval Officers in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , regarding the search by HM ships of Arabian, Persian, and Iraqi vessels for slaves and arms (folios 92-103).
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- 1 file (286 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 287; 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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- front, front-i, 2r:246r, 247v:256v, 259r:259v, 266r:269v, back-i, back
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