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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' [‎151v] (302/576)

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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in the view of tins Department, are strictly
to those which we exercise under the Note ox ICth December,
1897, and we could not pleah the Anns traffic
Conventions if challenged. Here, however, equally it
is of importance in practice to exercise a vigilant
control over Persian vessels suspected of slaving or
smuggling arms.
3. On the whole, I am inclined to suggest that
our best line would be, while frankly recognising
as between ourselves that our rights against Nejdi
vessels were nil, and against Persian vessels solely
dependent on the 18 7 agreement, to allow matters to
continue as they are both in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and m the
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Ped Sea until some protest is made. If Ibn Saud makes
a protest (it is perhaps not very likely, and m the
circumstances described in the/Senior Naval Officer’s
telegram of Hie 26th February •. e should have an easy
excuse) it will be possible to express regret, possibly
without compromising the principle. If the Persians do
the same, we can at any ra,te refer them to the Note of
1897. It is true that any formal reference to that
authority would result in its repudiation by Persia:
but we could claim, so long as it remains unrepudiated,
to have acte^ within our rights. As regards tne search
of Nejdi vessels off trie Nejd shore, I suggest that
matters mi Jit very well be left as tney are. "hile the
Nejd shore at the moment constitutes, of course, a
loophole, there is nothin^ to show that the results of
leaving it unsearched for the last two years have been
serious. It is perhaps for consideration whether it would
not ease matters at the conference if we v/ere in advance |
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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' [‎151v] (302/576), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4094, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100066488401.0x000069> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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