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File 1355/1917 Pt 6 'Arms Traffic Convention: revised convention, 1925' [479r] (964/1226)
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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to make a suggestion which I believe has commended itself to certain other
delegations. I make this suggestion with perhaps a little more confidence than I
should otherwise have done, in view of the fact that you, Mr. President, have declared
that additional numbers to the bureau would not be in conflict with the rules of
ocedure. The suggestion which I venture very humbly to submit to this conierence
j possibly it might be of assistance and help to the bureau if there were added
L t p e I1U mber of those whom you have been good enough to appoint to serve thereon
the chairmen of the sub-committees who may be appointed by the conference. Of
course the matters which will be discussed by the bureau from time to time will
involve certain difficulties and discussions, and probably most of those difficulties
which may arise, or questions which may arise, will have been mentioned, at any rate,
or perhaps discussed in full, by the sub-committees. In those circumstances it seems
tome and I believe to others of our colleagues, that the assistance and the advice of the
chairmen of those committees would be of great advantage in solving any questions
which may present themselves, and so I venture to submit to the conference this
proposal which I have made—that the chairmen of the sub-committees should be
added to the bureau as members with the other members whom you have just elected.
THE PRESIDENT (translation) : You have heard the proposal of Lord
Onslow which is, to add to the bureau the chairmen of the sub-committees which
may eventually be constituted. Will those in favour of that proposal kindly hold
up their hands.
(On a vote being taken by show of hands, the proposal was adopted.)
THE PRESIDENT (translation) : That accordingly concludes the work in
connection with the constitution of the bureau. It remains only to express the
congratulations of the conference to those delegates who have been elected to the
bureau, and also to express the thanks of the conference to the gentlemen who kindly
acted as scrutineers.
M. VON ECKARDT (Germany) (translation) : I should like to ask whether the
meetings of the bureau will be held in public or in private.
THE PRESIDENT (translation) : I think in principle the meetings of the
bureau would not be held in public ; but, of course, it would be within the discretion
of the bureau to depart from that rule.
Draft Convention for the Control of the International Traffic in Arms, Munitions
and Implements of War {C.C.LA .3). Continuation of the General Discussion.
THE PRESIDENT (translation) : We will now continue the general discussion.
M. DENDRAMIS (Greece) (translation) : In his opening speech, the president
showed himself an eloquent and faithful exponent, not only of the ideas which
animate the delegations, but also of the intentions of their Governments, both by
his appreciation of the high value of the preparatory work, which will certainly
facilitate our task, and by expressing a hope for the fulfilment of which we are all
going to work under the eyes of the whole world; and, lastly, by pointing out, in
words which derive additional emphasis from the high authority from which they
come, the difficulties which will so fully test the goodwill of all of us.
The goodwill of the Greek delegation in this cause is merely the expression
°f the feelings of the whole Greek nation, and, as such, it needs neither to be
affirmed nor explained. Greece desires above all that there should be peace among
nations; she desires the elimination of anything which injures, threatens to injure
or might appear to trouble the peace of the world. In that respect, the Greek
delegation is inspired by the same sentiments as all the other delegations; by the
same sentiments, indeed, which animate the League of Nations itself.
Having expressed our views in this way, we desire to make a few preliminary
observations which appear to be called for by the Convention for the Control of the
International Traffic in Arms, Munitions and Implements of War. The supervision
^ traffic in arms, munitions and implements of war, though it does not appear
t0 be sufficiently effective to be regarded as a measure of disarmament, is certainly
n necessary condition (though only a secondary one) for the attainment of that object,
reece, therefore, can fully sympathise with the effort it is proposed to make, since
c supervision of the traffic in arms can clearly be combined with measures for a
Eduction of armaments. Nevertheless, without being in any way opposed to these
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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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