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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”.’ [294r] (587/691)
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 return of the original documents $he informant
found endorsed on each of them an exhibit marked as followst-
"This is the .•Icontract or circular or letter
"marked T.V.No.1 to 32 referred to in the affida
vit of Theodore Vahratoglou sworn before me this
* May
Acting British Vice-Consul
Athens*
In April 1919 the case against Atychldes was set down /(
again for argument before the Bombay koaxt Prize Court and
was heard on the 9th June 1919 by Uacleod C.J. who held that
the vessel was owned by a person domiciled in an Alien country
and was subject to condamnation as lawful prize as an enemy
ship* The learned Judge stated however thu.t the question whe
ther the transfer to A tychidea was made in good faith was
still open*
On behalf of the Informant it is contended that
the information he gave to the Consulate at Athens was of
material assistance,because the first decision of the Court £
of first instance (in 1915) was in favour of Atychides and
the matter was then adjourned for further evidence and it
; seems fair to assume that the Briish Authorities in Athena.fcfc
the Crown Prosecutor in Bombay and the British Naval Authori-
ti,e8 must have derived considerable assistance from all the
" ■J’ 1 1
and documents placed at their disposal by the informer
They must have realised from these that Atychldes was an
enemy Allen: and they were then able to prove this without
or
ca HI n 6 Informant all of whose douuments amd copies
are oelievea to have been sent to Bombay although this cannot
of course be proved*
Further,that the British Authorities consi-
oered the Informant entitled to r emuneration is evidenced by~
his being repeatedly sent for and asked to call at the Leg^a -
tlon,when txie question of the amount was raised.There is then
—— e —It: P.^_ } 3^h Ju 1 y 1 923. ln which the Legation sayJ-
|t No definite terms were arrived at with regard to
•any promise of payment."
thsroby in effect admittin g that remuneration h ad been diacusse
the principle thereof admitted^ 5
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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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- Title
- Coll 28/95 ‘Persia. Relations with H.M.G. Private claims against H.M.G.: case of the S.S. “Kara Deniz”.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:109v, 114r:117v, 121r:134v, 136r:137v, 141r:166v, 169r:170v, 173r:184v, 186r:192v, 209r:209v, 211r:211v, 213r, 214r:215v, 223r:229v, 230v:233v, 243v:267v, 280r:287v, 291r:302v, 304r:323v, 325r:325v, 327r:327v, 330r:341v, 345r:345v, back
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