File 1355/1917 Pt 1 ‘Peace Settlement- The Arms Traffic Convention 1919’ [‎85v] (175/600)

different ports of the same State, Colony,
Protectorate, or territory under mandate
where warehouses are situated, provided
such vessels do not u;o more than five miles
from the shore.
^ No cargoes of arms or ammunition shall i
be shipped on the vessels specified in the
preceding paragraph without a special
licence from the territorial authority, and
all arms or ammunition so shipped shall ,
be subject to the provisions of the present j
Convention.
This licence shall contain all details I
necessary to establish the nature and
quantity of the items of the shipment, I
the vessel on which this shipment is to be |
loaded, the name of the ultimate consignee,
and the ports of loading and discharge. |
It shall also he specified thereon that the ,
licence has been issued in conformity with
the regulations of the present Convention.
The above regulations do not apply—
1 . To arms or ammunition conveyed [
on behalf of the Government, provided ;
that they are accompanied by a duly i
qualified official.
2 . To arms or ammunition in the
possession of persons provided with a
licence tn yjpTV- ;uins p)qvhWl_
arms are for the personal ustf^off the -
bearer and are accurately described on
his licence.
Article 13.
lo prevent all dlicit conveyance of
arms or ammunition within the zone of
maritime supervision specified in Arti
cle fi (3), native vessels of less than
500 tons burden not exclusively engaged
in the coasting trade between different
ports of the same State, Colony, Pro
tectorate, or territory under mandate, :
not going more than five miles from the
shore, and proceeding to or from any point
within the said zone, must carry a mani
fest of their cargo or similar document
specifying the quantities and nature of
the goods on board, their origin, and-
destination.. This document shall remain
covered by the secrecy to which it is
entitled by the law of the State to which
the vessel belongs* and must not be
examined during tlie proceedings for the
verification of the flag unless the interested
party consents thereto.
The provisions for the verification of
the above-mentioned documents shall not
apply to vessels only partially decked,
having a maximum crew of ten men, and
cinq milles, se livrent exclufcivement an
cabotage entre les differents ports du
meme feat, Colonie, Protectorat ou pays
soumis a mandat, on se trouvent des
entrepots.
Toutes cargaisons d’armes ou de muni
tions chargees sur les embarcations ou
navires vises an paragraphe precedent
devront &tre 1’objet d une automation
speciale de l autonte territoriale, les armes
ou munitions transportees etant soumises
aux dispositions de la presente Convention.
Cette autorisation devra contenir toutes
les indications necessaires pour etablir la
qualite et la quantity des articles de la
cargaison, le navire sur lequel celle-ci doit
etre chargee, le nom du destinataire, le
port d’embarquement et celui de destina
tion. II devra, en outre, etre specific que
fautorisation a ete delivree conformement
aux prescriptions de la presente Con
vention.
Les prescriptions qui precedent ne sont
pas applicables :
L Aux transports d’armes ou de
munitions effectues pour le compte des
Gouvernements, a la condition qu’ils
soient convoyes par un fonctionnaire
dument (jualifie.
2. Aux armes ou munitions en la
possession de personnes munies d’un
permi t de noil darmes. lor sque ces
armes sont destinees a lusage personnel
desdites personnes et sont indiquees-
d’une maniere precise sur leur permis de
port d’armes.
Article 13.
Pour prevenir tout transport irregulier
d’armes ou de munitions dans la zone
de surveillance maritime specifiee a
1’Article 6 (3), les navires indigenes d’un
tonnage iuferieur a 500 tonneaux (jui ne
se livrent pas exclusivement au cabotage
entre les differents ports du meme Etat,
Colonie, Protectorat ou pays soumis a
mandat sans s’eloigner de plus de cinq milles
de la cote et qui sont en provenance ou a
destination d’un point quelconque compris
dans cette zone, devront etre munis d’un
manifeste de cargaison ou d’un document
similaive. specifiant la quantite et la
qualite des marchandises qu’ils trans-
portent, leur provenance et leur destination.
Cette piece continuera a etre couverte par
le secret qui lui est assure par la legislation
de 1 Etat auquel le navire ressortit, et ne
pourra etre examinee lors des operations
de \erification de pavilion, a ]iioins que
1 interesse n y consente.
Les prescriptions concernant letahlisse-
ment de co s documents ne seront pas
applicables aux bateaux (jui ne sont pas
entierement poutes, qui n’ont pas plus de