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File 1355/1917 Pt 6 'Arms Traffic Convention: revised convention, 1925' [163r] (330/1226)
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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Special licences referred to in § i of this Annex shall contain the following particulars:
[a) A statement of the nature and quantity of the articles in respect of which the
licence is issued.
^ (b) The name of the vessel on which the cargoes are to be shipped.
(c) The name of the ultimate consignee.
\d) The ports of loading and discharge.
It shall be certified on such licence that it has been issued in conformity with the provisions of
this Convention.
§ 3 -
An authorisation to fly the flag of a High Contracting Party may only be granted by the autho
rities mentioned in paragraph {b) below, in accordance with the three following conditions:
(a) The owners must be nationals of the Power whose flag they claim to fly or
companies who are nationals under the laws of that Power.
(b) The owners must have furnished proof that they are bona fide owners of real
estate in the territory of the authorities to whom the application for a licence is addressed,
or have given to such authorities sufficient guarantees in payment of any fines to which
they may become liable.
(c) The owners and the captain of the vessel must have furnished proof that they
enjoy a good reputation and, in particular, that they have never been convicted of illicit
conveyance of arms or ammunition or implements of war.
§ 4 -
All native vessels before they are authorised to fly the flag of a High Contracting Party shall
have complied with the following regulations for the purpose of their identification at sea:
(a) The initial letters of the port of registration of the native vessel, followed by
the vessel’s registration number in the serial port numbers, must be incised and painted
in white on black ground on both quarters of each vessel in such a position as to be easily
distinguishable from a distance.
(b) The net tonnage of the native vessel shall also, if practicable, be incised and
painted inside the hull in a conspicuous position.
§ 5 -
The regulations referred to in Article 24 of the Convention are as follows:
1. When a warship belonging to one of the High Contracting Parties encounters outside
territorial waters a presumed native vessel of under 500 tons burden net tonnage,
(a) Flying the flag of one of the High Contracting Parties, or
(bj Flying no flag,
and the commander of the warship has good reason to believe that the said vessel is flying the flag
of any High Contracting Party without being entitled to do so, or is illicitly conveying arms or
ammunition or implements of war, he mav proceed to stop the vessel in order to verify the nationa
lity of the vessel by examining the document authorising the flying of the flag, but no other document.
2. Any vessel which presents the appearance of native build and rig may be presumed to be
a native vessel.
3 - For the purpose of verifying the nationality of the suspected vessel, a boat commmanded
t a commissioned officer in uniform may be sent to visit the vessel after she has been hailed so
as ^°. £iy e notice of such intention. The officer sent on board the vessel shall act with all possible
consideration and moderation. Before leaving the vessel, the officer shall draw up a proces-verbal
ln the form and language in use in his own country. This proces-verbal shall state the facts of the
cas e and shall be dated and signed by the officer.
Should there be on board the warship no commissioned officer other than the commanding
si C6 a a ^ ove prescribed operations may be carried out by a warrant, petty or non-commis-
^ 0ne d officer at the discretion of the commanding officer.
the captain or master of the vessel visited, as well as the witnesses, shall be invited to sign
an< ^ ^ ave right to add to it any explanations which they may consider
est w' cases referred to in paragraph 1 (a) hereof, unless the right to fly the flag can be
a uf , . e d> the vessel may be conducted to the nearest port in the zone where there is a competent
but fP° w er whose flag has been flown and shall be handed over to such authority,
1 , Su . c k a port should be at such a distance from the point of detention that the warship would
to th ° eave h er station or patrol to escort the detained vessel thereto, the vessel may be taken
e nearest port where there is a competent authority of one of the High Contracting Parties
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- Title
- File 1355/1917 Pt 6 'Arms Traffic Convention: revised convention, 1925'
- Pages
- 60r:113v, 143r:184v
- Author
- League of Nations, Conference for the Supervision of the International Trade in Arms and Ammunition and in Implements of War
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