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File 1355/1917 Pt 6 'Arms Traffic Convention: revised convention, 1925' [‎152r] (308/1226)

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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 12.
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^ The High Contracting Parties agree that the provisions of this chapter apply to the territorial
and maritime zones hereinafter defined and referred to in the present Convention as the “special
zones”.
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1. Land zone.
(«) The whole of the continent of Africa, with the exception of Egypt, Lybia, Tunisia,
Algeria, the Spanish possessions in North Africa, Abyssinia, and of the Union of South Africa
together with the territory under its mandate, and of Southern Rhodesia.
This zone also includes the adjacent islands which are situated within 100 marine miles from
the coast thereof and also Prince’s Island (Principe) in the Bight of Biafra, St. Thomas (S&o Thome),
Annobon and Socotra, but does not include the Spanish islands situated to the north of the
parallel of 26° north latitude.
[b) The Arabian peninsula, Gwadar, Syria and Lebanon, Palestine and fransjordania, and
Iraq.
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2. Maritime zone.
A maritime zone, which includes the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the Sea
of Oman and is bounded by a line drawn from and following the latitude of ( ape Guardafui to the
point of intersection with longitude 57 0 east of Greenwich and proceeding thence direct to the
eastern frontier of Gwadar.
Article 13.
portation
at ion des
tateur et
: les terri-
speciales,
sus vises,
The High Contracting Parties undertake not to export or to permit arms, ammunition
and implements covered by Categories I, II, IV and V to be exported to places within the special
zones, unless a licence has been issued in conformity with the conditions defined in Article 14.
An export declaration, if filed with and approved by the competent authorities of the exporting
State, may take the place of a licence.
The High Contracting Parties also undertake, each in respect of any territory under its sover
eignty, jurisdiction, protection or tutelage situated within the special zones, not to permit arms,
ammunition and implements covered by the Categories above mentioned to be imported into
such territory unless their import has been authorised by the authorities of the territory concerned.
Article 14.
ion et a cases where arms, ammunition and implements covered by Categories I and II are
s que les concerned, the High Contracting Parties undertake not to issue the export licences nor to approve
vues aux ex P°rt declarations required under Article 13 unless they are satisfied that, in addition to
materiels conditions laid down in Articles 2, 3, 4 and 5. the following conditions are fulfilled:
ridktion, . ( a ) That, if an export is being made to territory under the sovereignty, jurisdiction, protec-
materiels ^ on or tutelage of a High Contracting Party, all arms, ammunition or implements covered by
d’expor- Categories I, II and IV, to which the licence or export declaration applies, are required for
admettre lawf ul purposes and that the authorities of the territory to which they are consigned are willing
qu’avant to admit them; and that, in the case of arms, ammunition or implements covered by Category \ ,
auxdites a ^°Py of the licence or export declaration issued has been sent to the authorities aforesaid
before the export takes place.
la souve- (^) That, if an export is being made to territory which is not under the sovereignty, juns-
mnitions diction, protection or tutelage of a High Contracting Party, all arms, ammunition or implements
erontpas covered by Categories I, II, IV and V are required for lawful purposes and will not be used m
any manner contrary to the provisions of this Convention.
Article 15.
Articles6 The High Contracting Parties undertake to publish, in addition to the returns proxided
levecon- or JP Article 6 and Article 9 in respect of the arms, ammunition and implements covered
d’armes, ^ Categories I, II and IV, a return of arms, ammunition and implements coxered bx
3s condi- J^ory V exported to territory situated xvithin the special zones. This return shall be published
;ant q lie aV 1 ] 1 a 16 same time-limits and at the same inteiwals as those provided in the fiist paiagraph ot
r lc e 6, and shall contain, as far as possible, the same particulars.

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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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