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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' [280r] (559/576)
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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55
Article 12.
a .^ lfc ^ n tIle Pi’oinbited areas and maritime zone specified in
Article b, no native vessel of less than 500 tons burden shall be
allowed to ship, discharge, or tranship arms or ammunition.
^ 0r ^ 6 P ur P 0 se, a vessel shall be considered as a native vessel
u she is either owned by a native, or fitted out or commanded by a
native, or if more than half of the crew are natives of the countries
bordering on the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, or the
This provision does not apply to lighters or barges, nor to vessels
which without going more than five miles from the shore, are
engaged exclusively in the coasting trade between different ports of
the same State, Colony, Protectorate or territory under mandate
where warehouses are situated.
Xo cargoes of arms or ammunition shall be shipped on the vessels
specified m the preceding paragraph without a special licence from
le territorial authority, and all arms or ammunition so shipped shall
be subject to the provisions of the present Convention.
'ilus licence shall contain all details necessary to establish the
nature and quantity of the items of the shipment, the vessel on
which the shipment is to be loaded, the name of the ultimate oon-
si g nee and the ports of loading and discharge. It shall also be
specified thereon that the licence has been issued in conformity with
the regulations of the present Convention.
The above regulations do not apply:
1. To arms or ammunition conveyed on behalf of the Govem-
pfficia] Pr ° Vlded that they are accom P an ied by a duly qualified
2. To arms or ammunition in the possession of persons provided
with a licence to carry arms, provided such arms are for the personal
use of the bearer and are accurately described on his licence.
Article 13.
lo prevent all illicit conveyance of arms or ammunition within the
*one of maritime supervision specified in Article 6 (3), native vessels
of less than 500 tons burden not exclusively engaged in the coasting
trade between different ports of the same State, Colony, Protectorate
or territory under mandate, not going more than five miles from the
shore, and proceeding to or from any point within the said zone, must
carry a manifest of their cargo or similar document specifying the
quantities and nature of the goods on board, their origin and destina
tion. This document shall remain covered by the secrecy to which
it is entitled by the law of the State to which the vessel belongs, and
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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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