File 1355/1917 Pt 6 'Arms Traffic Convention: revised convention, 1925' [‎549v] (1105/1226)

Draft of Temporary Mixed Commission.
Redraft by Interdepartmental
Committee.
Draft Convention for the Control of the
international Trade in Arms, Munitions
and Implements of War.
The Government which grants the licence
and the Government of the importer’s country
shall take all adequate precautions to ensure
that the said component parts are sent direct
to their destination.
The licences granted in the terms of the
present article shall, so far as practicable, be
drafted according to the form annexed to the
present convention, and shall conform to the
provisions of the present convention, and par
ticularly to those of article 8.
Article 5.
Without prejudice to any obligations to
which they may have subscribed under inter
national conventions dealing with transit, the
high contracting parties, when they have
reason to believe that any consignment of
arms, munitions or implements of war in transit
through their territory does not conform to
the provisions of the present convention, under
take to investigate the circumstances, and,
if necessary, to prohibit the transit.
Article 6.
Without prejudice to the provisions of
article 7, arms and munitions in categories II
and III may, if the exporter’s country so de
sires, be exported without licence. Provided,
nevertheless, that in the case of arms and
munitions of category II the high contracting
parties hereby undertake to determine from
the size, destination and other circumstances of
each consignment whether these arms and
munitions are intended for war purposes. If
such is the case, the high contracting parties
undertake that the shipments shall become
subject to articles 2 to 5.
Draft Convention for the Control of the
International Trade in Arms, Am muni
tion and Implements of War.
The Government which grants the licence
and the Government of the importer’s country,
when a high contracting party, shall take all
adequate precautions to ensure that the said
component parts are sent, direct to their desti
nation.
7'he licences granted in the tenm of the present
article shall he in the form given in A ppendix I
to the present convention. A return of the licences
granted in any month in accordance with the
provisions of this article shall be sent within
fourteen days of the termination of that month to
the Central International Office. The form in
which these returns are rendered shall be that
given as Appendix II to the present convention.
Article 5 .
Notwithstanding the provisions of any interna
tional conventions dealing with transit, the high
contracting parties, when they have good reason to
i believe that any consignment of arms, ammunition
or implements of war in transit through their
territory is destined for some other territory under
their sovereignty, jurisdiction or tutelage or for
any of the maritime or territorial zones specified
in article 9 and does not conform to the provisions
of the present convention, reserve the right to
| investigate the circumstances and, if necessary, to
' take the following steps.
Any vessel, vehicle or other means of transport
in which the consignment is suspected to be may be
detained for examination. If any consignment is
discovered which does not conform to the provisions
of the present convention, ’t will be treated as
prohibited goods and dealt with in accordance
with the laws of the territory in which the vessel,
vehicle or other means of transport was detain'd.
If it should be found that there ivas no breach of
the present "convention, the consignment shall be
released forthwith and handed ov j r to its owner
or his agent.
Any steps taken under this article shidl be
carried out with all reasonable speed.
Article 6.
Without prejudice to the provisions of article 8, j
arms and ammunition in category II ma y be
\ exported to any destination under licence, to be
issued by the Government of the country of
export.
In granting such licences the high contracting
parties hereby undertake to determine from the
size, destination or other circumstances of each
consignment, whether the arms and ammunition \
concerned are intended for ivar or other purpose
likely to be detrimental to peace or order in any
part of the world, and if in their opinion, they
are so intended the high contracting parties under
take that the shipments shall become subject to '
articles 2 to 5.
Anns and ammunition in category III may, if
the exporter's country so desires, be exported
without licence, except to countries in the special
zone, which are governed by the terms of article 8.
A return of the licences granted in any one
month in accordance with the provisions of this
article shall be sent within fourteen days of the
termination of that month. The form in which
these returns are rendered shall be that given as
Appendix II to the present convention to the
Central International Oj/ice by the issuing Govern-
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