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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' [283r] (565/576)
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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territorial or consular authorities or special representatives competent
IT l»l Sha11 n ° tif y thfcir Wointn^t to
the Gential Ofhce and to the other Contracting Parties
The suspected vessel may also be handed over to a warship of the
nation whose flag she has flown, if the latter consents to take charge
^ Article 17.
The High Contracting Parties agree to communicate to the Central
Omoe specimen forms of the documents mentioned in Articles 12 13
14 and 15, as well as a detailed list of the licences granted in accord
ance with the provisions of this Chapter whenever such licences are
granted.
Article 18.
The authority before whom the suspected vessel has been brought
shall institute a full enquiry in accordance with the laws and rules
of his country in the presence of an officer of the capturing warship.
If it is proved at this enquiry that the flag has been illegally
down, the detained vessel shall remain at the disposal of the captor,
and those responsible shall be brought before the courts of his
country.
If it should be established that the use of the flag by the detained
\essel was correct, but that the vessel was engaged in the illicit con
veyance of arms or ammunition, those responsible shall be brought
before the courts of the State under whose flag the vessel sailed,
the vessel herself and her cargo shall remain in charge of the
authority directing the inquiry.
Article 19.
Any illicit conveyance or attempted conveyance legally established
against the captain or owner of a vessel authorised to fly the flag of
one of the Signatory Powers or holding the licence provided for in
Article 15 shall entail the immediate withdrawal of the said autho-
nsation or licence.
The High Contracting Parties will take the necessary measures to
Ti sure that their territorial authorities or their consuls shall send to
fhe Central Office certified copies of all authorisations to fly their flag
as soon as such authorisations shall have been granted, as well as
notice of withdrawal of any such authorisation. They also undertake
to communicate to the said Office copies of the licences provided for
under Article 15.
Article 20.
The commanding officer of a warship who may have detained a
vessel flying a foreign flag shall in all cases make a report thereon
to his Government, stating the grounds on which he acted.
An extract from this report, together with a copy of the proefa-
verbal drawn up by the officer, warrant officer, petty or non-commify
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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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