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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”.’ [‎292r] (583/691)

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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On the th Jaly it'it a full report uj the irAforaiut or
by hi 3 Advocate Mr Bac^ frmfltfl 1 t/iur Hill#
During October or Noveabcr Ipi6(after a lapse ox" aeveral
aionths/ iur Arthur Hill f.ct.f. ng apcn Ins tractions from London, in*
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loriisd .ir hacxia Uit-i the ^ uadtloii ol rs^ gn eratloit w«^ald reiaain
in aoevancfe and tmt aeirnwhlX* the r.-. «>rt u.d ressalB ;.n Ui*
(Iftp Hill s ) naiids. On the 11th April If lb t ie liUToraant recei
ved ** written invitation to call at the British i^gatlon.inthe
following teraa:*
?Brttl4h Legation 11/4/1© rtr v, la aakad to call on Ur
'Hill at the Coaraereial ^epartaent of this Legation
"at his earliest convenience^.
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Mr Hill told the informant that he ir>d instructions Iron
the British aovemnent about the KARA-DENIZ" and that the feafta
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informant must make a minute report of the whole affair,and of
his relations with Atychidss and be prepared to leave for Bom
bay to give evidence. At the same time Hr Hill a&id that having
now receive l instructions he wished to know >.hat tne Informant
waa asking, for tte services he woul' render.
The informant a^ide cold delivered the desired report
to Mr Hill together with all original documents having reference
to the business and received a receipt for the same dated 1st )i
Xuy l£jo. a.,,.. r^i^rda_.r<;nan9r;»tlon tin Inlor^mt a.mln a„ld he
would leave it to the generosity of the British Government#
On the knd M;*y ll'ic the infora<tnt receivau a fresh
invitation vi 2 t- "British Legation,Athens 2/5/lo You are reques-
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"ted to call at this department at toaaorrow(Friday)
‘'signed A,Hill." The infonaoit .ccoir^uiied by his udvocate 4
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called »a»xi he gave further eApMi«#tions on the docuasnts oiid
his report.He was then told to call In two days, bringing with
him a swte: ent of the losses he would eventually incur in order
to decide on a ^uitAble remuneration.
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Two days 1c ter the informant again presented himself
at the Legation and was interviewed by the Vice Consul Mr CunT
berbaten and also sjc by Hr Hill. He was informed that his pass
port for Bombay was readyi he was also presented with an affi
davit or declaration drawn up on the basis of his report and ”

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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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Coll 28/95 ‘Persia. Relations with H.M.G. Private claims against H.M.G.: case of the S.S. “Kara Deniz”.’ [‎292r] (583/691), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3501, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100066723405.0x0000ba> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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