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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”.’ [196r] (391/691)
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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Q.—Who is the ship’s Agent in Bombay ?
A.—Mirza Mahomed Sherazee.
Q.—Before she was Persian ship ?
A. b rom the beginning it was Sherazee—he was Agent when the ship
belonged to Turkey, when it was sold to the Persian he became the sole owner
and he paid us one month’s wages. Mr. Sherazee gave <£330 to give the pay
of the servants.
Q- To whom was the money £330 given ?
P a id the Captain and the Captain gives to me. The Captain and
I signed «a receipt for it.
Q- When the ship was sold what was the next voyage, where was it to
go to ?
A* To Busra and from thence to Constantinople.
Q—Was she to fake anything from Bombay to Busra ?
A- We wanted to take some cargo, but the Customs did not allow us to
do so, because there was no Begister.
Q.—Did you not want to take pilgrims ?
A. Yes, we first intended to and came expressly for Hajees, but the
authorities did not permit us to do so.
Q* Do you know the ship’s numbei^or where it was registered ?
A.—It was registered at the Head Office.
Q* What is the ship’s Port of Registry ?
A.—I do not know.
Q- H as if g°t it painted on the stern of the ship over the rudder ?
A.—The name is there only.
Q- (By Registrar ): Was there anything painted below’ the name “ Kara
Deniz ” such as “ Registered at so and so ” ?
A.—No, only “ Kara Deniz.”
Q- T)o you know what the gross tonnage of the ship is ?
A.—About 3,600 tons.
Q.—Is it a twin screw or single screw ?
A. Single screw’. (Before this she w r as a German ship about five 3 T ears
ago, called “ Darmstadt.” I know this from the Captain.)
Q* Do you know when it was taken over from the German firm ?
A.—I only heard—I was not present at the time.
Q —Do you know of your own knowledge that the company that had
bought the ship is a Persian Company ?
A.—No.
Q.—Have you ever heard of it before ?
A. I only know that the Socrate Company has seven or eight ships in the
Black Sea.
[Conclusion of examination of witness.]
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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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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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- 193r:196v
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- Vedjdet, Reihan
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