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Coll 34/7 'Slavery: Slave Traffic and Gun-running: Right of search by H. M. ships in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf' [‎102r] (203/576)

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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necessary steps shall be taken, so soon as the Convention
should enter into force to remove Iraq from the special
zone*
In practice the British authorities of the Port of
Basra could doubtless arrange for action to be taken in
Iraqi national waters in case of importance, and Mr* Hall
saw no reason why they should not be asked to do so*
The Conference agreed to recommend that
instructions should be sent to the Senior Naval Officer,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in the following sense
(a) that Nejdi vessels should as far as possible
be exempted from supervision (unless, as a result of
further representations from the Admiralty some new
conclusion should be reached on this point).
(b) that as regards Persian vessels, the practice
of search should be continued, at least in the neighbourhood
of the slave route between Mekran and the Arabian coast
where action could be Justified under the 1882 olave
Convention and by the right which is exercised to search
vessels in Arab territorial waters in this area* Greater
care would be necessary in areas such as the north-western
portion of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. where action might result in
the repudiation of the arms traffic arrangement of 1897.
In the latter case Persian vessels should only be examined
where definite information or very strong suspicion existed
and in no case should vessels be searched in Persian
territorial waters.
(c) that as regards Iraqi vessels on the high
seas no change should be made in the present practice,
although the legal position was doubtful; and that no
action

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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:

Papers of note included in the file include the following:

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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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Coll 34/7 'Slavery: Slave Traffic and Gun-running: Right of search by H. M. ships in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf' [‎102r] (203/576), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4094, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100066488401.0x000006> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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