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File 1355/1917 Pt 6 'Arms Traffic Convention: revised convention, 1925' [‎546r] (1098/1226)

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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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q Title of the Convention. . , .
The committee are of the opinion that the title of the convention ought more
i . „ p f pr trade in arms, ammunition and implements of v ar M
P roper ' to have crept in by error in translation from the French. In the English
appears lllit f ons - mi(T ht be taken to include all war material and as
lar f age ^des^able The committee recommend, therefore, that wherever
isuch is j n t he Temporary Mixed Commissions draft it should be
replaced by S “ ammunition ” or “ammunition and implements of war, according to
the context.
4 . Definitions of Arms, Ammunition and Implements of War
Temporary Mixed Commission’s draft : Article 1. New d •
The committee recognise that the attempt to classify arms, ammunition and
implements of war for tie purpose of this convention is a serious unde.tak g.
There were three main difficulties :—
(a.) The classification of arms capable of use both tor military and sporting
purposes.
(b.) The inclusion of warships.
(c.) The inclusion of aircraft.
(a.) The committee.consider that ^^l d ry b ;eTpts t0 intended
and personal defence” in the paragraph dealing with military wtap
for those purposes. They have amended Category IT according^. convention
SiSiplV” matters of common taowledg. " ,“ f 'co”intZ’”'Fi.r t the™re
publicity for deals in warships by the operation « * convenuom rumm by
objections We and like!, to disturb the
amenities of nations. . , . /-rx that shins of w^ar
proposed convention are given m Annex (C). Jheir mam on.|ecuon
of attempting to differentiate between cm < , i j -i w hollv omitted from the
The committee cannot agree that y r ? r y f ‘L SoledTconnection
convention and consider it desirable that aircr h has accordingly been
with the “ speoial zones’’ (Chanter III). A u Drov ides for the
inserted in article 8 of Chapter III (redraft-Annex (A)) which proc
licensing of aircraft when they are destined or • f material was
(d.) A minor point ,n connection ‘^“"powder,” the inclusion
brought forward by the Colonial Office and unnecessary formalities in
of which in Category HI would give rise to . ' , ‘ ■ rp b committee consider
the administrative arrangements of some o on entirely from the provisions
that “common gunpowder” may quite well be ent rely from
of the convention, and have amended the draft accoidin^y.
5. Tke Export and Transit of Arms, Ammunition ^
In article 3 of the Temporary Mixed |yyy^“ t y d ^ f f N ^ e issu P ec; to the
Which provides for the submission of a cjvaitei ly veiuvn oi
Central International Office. . lirT1 wou ld be more satisfactory. In
The committee consider that a moot / ./ ii have re ached its destination
three months an irregular consignment m ^ monthly return might provide
without hope of any action being taken. }
information on which a cargo might be seized
6 ' '"'"'Temporary Mixed Commission’s draft: Article 5. New draft: Article lb
The Temporary Mixed Commission s diat • ‘ , easily become
discussion. It was"felt that, as it stood, it was too mdefii " t ^ interference
an instrument which an unscrupulous Power might use toi gratmtom
with British shipping. B 2
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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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