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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' [277r] (553/576)
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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XI l)
49
from Cape Guardafui, following the latitude of that cape to its inter
section with longitude 57° east of Greenwich, and proceeding thence
direct to the eastern frontier of Persia in the Gulf of Oman.
Special licences for the import of arms or ammunition into the
areas defined above may be issued. In the African area they shall
|be subject to the regulations specified in Articles 7 and 8 or to any
local regulations of a stricter nature which may be in force. In the
other areas speified in the present Article, these licences shall be
subject to similar regulations put into effect by the Governments
exercising authority there.
CHATTER III.
Supervision on Land.
Article 7.
Arms and ammunition imported under special licence into the pro
hibited areas shall be admitted only at ports designated for this
purpose by the Authorities of the State, Colony, Protectorate or
territory under mandate concerned.
Such arms and ammunition must be deposited by the importer
at his own risk and expense in a public warehouse under the exclusive
custody and permanent control of the Authority and of its agents, of
whom one at least must be a civil official or a military officer. No
arms or ammunition shall be deposited or withdrawn without the
previous authorisation of the administration of the State, Colony,
Protectorate or territory under mandate, unless the arms and
ammunition to be deposited or withdrawn are intended for the forces
of the Government or the defence of the national territory.
The withdrawal of arms or ammunition deposited in these ware
houses shall be authorised only in the following cases: —
1. For despatch to places designated by the Government where
the inhabitants are allowed to possess arms, under the control and
responsibility of the local Authorities, for the purpose of defence
against robbers or rebels.
2. For despatch to places designated by the Government as ware
houses and placed under the supervision and responsibility of the
local Authorities.
3. For individuals who can show that they require them for then'
legitimate personal use.
Article 8.
In the prohibited areas specified in Article 6, trade in arms and
ammunition shall be placed under the control of officials of the
Government and shall be subject to the following regulations:
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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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- 270r:287v
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