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Coll 28/95 ‘Persia. Relations with H.M.G. Private claims against H.M.G.: case of the S.S. “Kara Deniz”.’ [‎100v] (200/691)

The record is made up of 1 file (343 folios). It was created in 29 Oct 1927-10 Feb 1938. It was written in English and French. 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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Stevens, C. E.—pp. 136, 148 (67).
Stevens, H. F.—pp. 136, 211 (62).
Stevens, H. F. and Son—pp. 135, 142 (62).
Stuart Memorial College—p. 73 (26).
Styler, R.—p. 253 (103).
Sultanabad, Evacuations—pp. 78, 182, 253, 255, 256 (28, 80, 102, 107, 112).
Sykes, J. S.—p. 170 (77).
Sykes, Sir P. (see Fines a/c).
Tabriz, Evacuation—pp. 115, 133, 135, 148, 156 (61, 62 .67, 68, 71).
Taylor, H. L. G.—pp. 137, 141, 254 (63).
Thefts (see also Burglaries)—pp. 120, 121.
Thomassiantz, Bayandour—p. 156 (71).
Toll-House—
Kasr-i-Dokhtar—pp. 31, 33 (8).
Menzerieh—pp. 40, 62 (10).
Tolls, Road—pp. 31, 33, 44.
Tramble, A.—p. 255 (104).
Treadwell, —p. 191 (83).
Tunakabun Timber Concession—p. 235 (95).
Underwriters—pp. 46, 48, 52, 53, 63, 65, 170, 257, 266.
Urumia, Lake, Vessels—p. 211 (90).
Urumia, Depredations—p. 159 (72).
War-Period Claims—pp. 68, 70, 73, 78, 79, 83. 93, 94, 99, 102, 104, 111, 112, 116, 117, 120,
123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137, 146, 148, 150, 153, 156, 159, 162, 163, 168, 170,
182, 192, 195, 213, 250, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257. 263.
Westlake, Miss W. A.—pp. 137, 140 (63).
Wilkinson, W. J.—p. 253 (102).
Woolthorpe Browne and Co.— p. 1 (1).
Yezd, Evacuation—p. 70 (25).
Zeigler and Co.—pp. 79, 182 (80).
Zeytoun, C. J.—pp. 86a, 88, 168 (33).
Short Summary of the Legation Peace-Time Claims.
In the present volume as full and detailed an account as is possible is given
of the claims shown in the Legation schedule (Nos. 1 to 114), both peace-time
and war-time, setting out such information as can be gathered from the
correspondence and documents available concerning these claims lodged at
Tehran itself.
In view of the recent proposal (which Sir R. Hoare considers the Persian
Government will accept) to exclude from the contemplated arbitration non
contractual claims on both sides falling within the period from the 4 th August,
1914, to the 22nd February, 1921, it may be convenient to summarise briefly the
main facts of those which in this event would remain in the Legation group of
claims, viz., those occurring in times of peace. There is one exceptional case
(Claim No. 79) within the war period which seems to present features of a
semi-contractual kind.
It will be seen that, apart from correspondence, we have at present very
little actual documentary evidence in support of these claims. But in some
instances the evidence is known to be in the claimant’s possession; in others it
may be assumed to be in their possession; while in others we have Sir R. Hoare’s
assurance that it will be comparatively simple to obtain from the claimants
affidavits if these are thought necessary.
Claim No. 1 —Mr. J. P. Richards claimed 6,962-40 dollars, plus interest,
for the loss of 117 bales of wool destroyed in riots at Meshed on the
22 nd March, 1905. There seems no evidence that the Persian Government
granted compensation for losses occasioned by these riots, and there is evidence
that at the time they refused claims preferred by Russia on the ground that
Russia had rejected similar Persian claims for losses in riots in Southern Russia.
There is a long correspondence, and it was reported in 1927 that the Persian
Government at that time refused compensation to Richards on the ground that he
had not availed himself of his legal remedies. On the other hand, the annual
report for that year says that they made him a tentative offer of £300 in
settlement, which he refused, maintaining that his original claim was for £1,500,
apart from interest. The evidence furnished consists of copies of certificates
relating to the wool and its destruction. The originals are presumablv in
Mr. Richards’s possession.

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Correspondence, reports and other papers relating to the case of the SS Kara Deniz , a Turkish-owned steamship that was claimed as prize by the British Government at the moment of the Ottoman Empire’s entry into the First World War, while the vessel was moored at Bombay [Mumbai]. The papers focus on a financial claim made against the British Government by the vessel’s Greek owners, Socrates Atychides and Theodore Vahratoglou, based on the argument that the vessel had been sold to Persian owners before it was claimed as prize.

The file includes: correspondence beginning in 1927 and exchanged between the Foreign Office, 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. and Government of India, responding to the Government of Persia’s desire to conclude the claim being pursued by Atychides against the British Government; discussion of whether the Kara Deniz was detained prior to or after the Ottoman Empire’s entry into the War; accounts detailing the seizure of the Kara Deniz , including a 1928 note entitled ‘A brief account of the circumstances attending the alleged detention at Bombay of the S. S. “Kara Deniz” prior to her capture as a prize vessel in 1914’ (ff 323-330), and another note entitled ‘Diary of certain events relating to the detention of the S. S. “Kara Deniz” at Bombay in 1914” (ff 151-152); copies of correspondence (some in French) from Atychides; a printed copy of the court proceedings at the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Admiralty and Vice-Admiralty Jurisdiction, entitled ‘Case No. 3 of 1914. In Prize. Steamship “Kara Deniz.”’ (ff 189-246); discussion of the claim in relation to other outstanding claims and disputes to be settled between the British and Persian Governments; a report prepared by HM Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary A diplomatic representative who ranks below an ambassador. The term can be shortened to 'envoy'. at Tehran, Reginald Hervey Hoare, dated 1935, entitled ‘British claims against Persia’ (ff 84-109).

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1 file (343 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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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 345; 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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