Coll 34/7 'Slavery: Slave Traffic and Gun-running: Right of search by H. M. ships in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf' [213r] (425/576)
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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Brltisii ^eijatlon,
Tenran.
12 th January, 1950.
Sir,
I haT« th« honour to aoknowlodgo th« receipt of
your despatch 1 »* die U MlMMMMlM ® f the 18th 4 *oe»ber 1929
in regard to the awm^gling of arme in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
2. In reply to the query of the Lords OoBtuiastoners of
the Admiralty as to whether it is advisable that His Majesty's
ohlps should take action at the present tim* under the
arrangement made with Persia in 1897, I a/a of opinion that no
such action is at present necessary but that His Majesty’s
Government should reserve their rights in this oonnsotion for
the future. It will be remembered that the Minister of
Court raised this question during the summer when the Persian
Government were seriously perturbed at the situation of unrest
in the South and were at pains to take all possible precau
tions. Ihe trouble now being over, at any rate for the
present, it is unlikely that Veyiaourtache will revert to the
subject. He is however fully aware that it is only with
the assistance of His Majesty’s jovernment that this traffic
can be regulated and should not therefore be averse to His
Majesty's Government retaining their rights in thie connection,
although it is doubtful whether he would be prepared to
endorse an engagement entered into by the Persian Government
I in 1397. I will endeavour to ascertain his afciitvide when the
subject comes up later for dlsouesion.
3. As regards tne second enquiry in your despatch, 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.
was mainly desirous of obtaining from the
Legation the text of the correspondence which took place in
189 7. This w?s duly communicated to him before the end of
the year.
The Eight Ho no rable
Arthur Henderson,
the toy ■ .
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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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