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File 1355/1917 Pt 6 'Arms Traffic Convention: revised convention, 1925' [‎71r] (146/1226)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (609 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1925-29 Apr 1926. 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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Article 16.
The trade in articles covered by Categories I, II, IV and V within the special zones shall be
placed under the supervision of officials of the authorities of the State, colony, protectorate or
mandated territory concerned.
The admission and transit of and trade in such articles within the said zones shall also
subject to the provisions of Section I, §§ i and 2, of Annex II of the present C onvention, to
uhich provisions the High Contracting Parties undertake to conform.
\n authorisation must be given by a duly authorised representative of the authorities
aforesaid in each case before any such articles may be reconsigned to any place outside the
territory to which they have been admitted.
Article 17.
The manufacture, assembly and repair within the special zones of articles covered by
Categories I, II, IV and V shall be subject to the provisions of Section I, §3, of Annex II of
the present Convention, to which provisions the High Contracting Parties undertake to conform.
Article 18.
The High Contracting Parties undertake, each in respect of any territory under its sovereignty,
jurisdiction, protection or tutelage situated within the special zones, not to permit the transit
by land across such territory of articles covered by Categories I, II, IV and V when their destination
is another territory also situated in the special zones, unless their transport to their destination
is assured and the authorities of the latter territory have authorised their import.
The prohibition referred to in the above paragraph shall not apply to the tiansit of such
articles through a territory situated in the special zones when their destination is territory of
one of the High Contracting Parties not included in the said zones, provided that their transport
to their destination is assured.
If, for the purposes of transport to a territory situated within the special zones, it is necessary
to pass through a contiguous territory likewise situated within the said zones, the transit shall be
permitted, subject always to the conditions laid down in the first paragraph hereof, at the request
of the authorities of the importing territory, provided that such authorities guarantee that the
articles in respect of which the request is made shall not at any time be sold, or otherwise
transferred, contrary to the provisions of the present Convention. Nevertheless, if the attitude
or the disturbed condition of the importing State constitutes a threat to peace or public order,
permission for transit shall be refused to such State by the authorities of all such contiguous
territories until this threat has ceased to exist.
Article 19.
Subject to any contrary provisions in existing special agreements or in any future agreements,
provided that in all cases such agreements otherwise comply with the piovisions of the present
Convention, the High Contracting Parties agree that in the special zones the authorities of the
State, colony, protectorate or mandated territory concerned shall carry out within their terri
torial waters the supervision and police measures necessary for the application of the presen
Convention.
Article 20.
The High Contracting Parties agree that within the special zones no native vessel, as
hereinafter defined, of less than 500 tons (net tonnage) shall be allowed to ship, discharge or
tranship articles covered by Categories I, II, IV and V.
A vessel shall be deemed to be a native vessel if she is either owned, fitted out or commanded
by a native of any country bordering on the Indian Ocean west of the meridian of 95 0 ^ast
of Greenwich and north of the parallel of n 0 South latitude, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
or the Gulf of Oman, or if at least one-half of the crew are natives of such countnes.
The provisions of paragraph 1 hereof do not apply to lighters or barges or to \essels engage
exclusively in the coasting trade between different ports of the same State, colony, protectorate or
mandated territory where warehouses are situated. Ihe conditions under which articles
covered by Categories I, II, IV and V may be carried by such vessels are laid down in § 1
of Section II of Annex II of the present Convention, to wdiich the High Contracting 1 arties
undertake to conform.

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The papers in this volume relate to the revised international Arms Traffic Convention (1925).

The papers include: The right to supply munitions to the governments of Afghanistan, Nepal and Tibet should they fall within the ‘prohibited zone’, 11 December 1924; the preference for including all countries bordering India (except Siam) in the prohibited zone should Russia decide to adopt the Convention, and potential British support for Persia’s claim to exclusion from the zone should Russia decide to reject the Convention, 3 February 1925; the exclusion of Persia and Afghanistan from the prohibited zone, and possible arrangement of imports through Bushire [Bushehr], Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] and Karachi, 18 February-12 March 1925; the proposed abandonment of the term ‘prohibited’ areas to induce Turkey and Persia to join the Convention, and empowerment of the governments of the countries bordering India, 24 March 1925; the readiness of HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. to support Persia’s request for exclusion from the prohibited zone in order to ensure the strict regulation of the private arms trade from Russia to India via Persia, 5-11 April 1925; the Government of India’s objections to Article 25 of the Convention, 11-30 April 1925; the Conference on Supervision of the International Trade in Arms and Ammunition, Geneva, 6 May-17 June 1925; the report on the proceedings of the Inter-Departmental Committee assembled to consider the draft Convention for Control of the Trade in Arms, Ammunition and Implements of War produced by the Temporary Mixed Commission of the League of Nations, with annexes including drafts of the Convention by the Temporary Mixed Commission and the Inter-Departmental Committee, and a minute by the Secretary of State on the Arms Traffic Conference, 23-28 April 1925; the protocol on the use of asphyxiating, poisonous and other gases in times of war, 20 May-14 June 1925; the list of countries designated as ‘special zones’ in the Arms Traffic Convention, 25-27 May 1925; the proposal of the Persian delegate Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. Reżā Khan Arfaʿ al-Dawla, 29 May-6 June 1925; the nomination of a Jurist Committee by the Bureau for the purpose of determining the status of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in international law as the best means of dealing with the Persian delegation, 4-11 June 1925; the Persian amendment to the second paragraph of Article 15 of the Convention, 8-9 June 1925; the protest of the High Commissioner for Iraq at the inclusion of the country in a special zone, 8-25 June 1925; the vote on the inclusion of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Gulf of Oman as special zones, 11-15 June 1925; the declaration on the manufacture of arms, ammunition and implements of war, 8 June 1925; the general report on the League of Nations’ Conference for the Supervision of the International Trade in Arms and Ammunition and in Implements of War, including the texts of the Convention, Statement regarding the Territory of Ifni, Protocol on Chemical and Bacteriological Warfare, Protocol of Signature, and the Final Act, dated at Geneva, 14 June 1925 (texts in French and English); the statement of Sir Percy Cox on the Persian arguments concerning maritime zones, and the response of the Persian delegate General Habibullah Khan [Ḥabib Allāh Khan Shāybanī], 15 June 1925-28 January 1926; the inspection of ships at Indian ports and interception of arms bound for China, 22 October 1925-29 April 1926.

The volume also includes a decree by the Shah of Persia, Muẓaffar al-Dīn Shāh Qājār against arms trafficking, signed on his behalf by the Ṣadr-i Aʿẓam, Mīrzā A title of honour originally applied to princes, later to military leaders, and later still to secretaries, chieftains, and other ‘gentlemen’. ʻAlī Aṣghar Khān Amīn al-Sulṭān, dated 1 January 1900 (in French).

The correspondence in this volume is primarily between the Viceroy, Foreign and Political Department; Secretary of State for India; Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Under-Secretary of State, 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. ; the Admiralty; Richard William Alan Onslow, 5th Earl of Onslow; HM Consul Geneva; War Office; 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. ; Colonial Office; Sir Percy Zachariah Cox; Sir Frederic Arthur Hirtzel; Secretary of State for the Colonies.

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1 volume (609 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 1355 (Peace Settlement: The Arms Traffic Convention 1919) consists of four volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/672-675. The volumes are divided into 6 parts; with part 1 comprising one volume, parts 2, 4 and 5 comprising the second volume, part 3 comprising the third volume, and part 6 comprising the fourth volume.

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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 610; 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. The file has one foliation anomaly, f 242a.

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