File 1355/1917 Pt 6 'Arms Traffic Convention: revised convention, 1925' [‎550r] (1106/1226)

Remarks.
)bAF t of Temporary Mixed Commission.
) ra ft Convention for the Control of the
International Trade in Arms, Munitions
and Implements of War.
Article 7.
rticle redrafted
de paragraph 6
r report.
The high contracting: parties further under-
le to prohibit the export of arms, munitions
d implements of war enumerated in article 1,
Ithe maritime or territorial zones specified in
tide 9.
Nevertheless, the high contracting parties
iv grant export licences, notwithstanding
is prohibition, provided that they conform to
(provisions of articles 3 to 5. The competent
ithorities must satisfy themselves, before
ioing the licences, that the arms, munitions or
iplements of war are not intended for export
iany destination or for disposal in any way
iotrary to the provisions of this convention.
Article 8.
^drafted viit
r a graph 7 of
port.
iCentral International Office shall be estab-
ied by the Council of the League of Nations
rthe purpose of collecting, preserving and
Wishing documents of all kinds exchanged by
ehigh contracting parties with regard to the
vie in and the distribution of arms, munitions :
d implements of war, as well as the text of
daws, orders and regulations made for the
frying out of the present convention.
Each of the high contracting parties shall
iblish an annual return of the export licences
iich each may have granted in respect of
munitions and implements of war in
srsuance of the present convention, mentioning
ie quantities and destination of the arms,
dilutions and implements of war to which the
iport licences refer. A copy of this return
; s|lbe sent to the Central International Office.
The high contracting parties further under
lie to forward to the Central International
all information which they will be in a
!> ition to provide relating to consignments
: er contracts entered into before the coming
to force of the present convention.
iapter III.—Imports of Arms, Muni- ,
tions and Implements of "War.
Prohibited Zones.
>ard of Trade
lendraent-
Article 0.
The high contracting parties undertake, each i
,ar asthe territory under its jurisdiction is ;
cerntd, to prohibit the importation of aims,
^itions and implements of war into the
. owing territorial zones, and also to prevent
_ exportation to, importation and transporta-
^ hi the territorial zones as w r ell as in the ■
<n ■tt'e zone defined below'.
* * * *
ty^Cial licences for the import of arms,
if 11 ' ,Dp i ail( T implements of w T ar into the zones
Jfdj a ^ ove n a J he issued. In the African i
t', 6 ? shall be subject to the regulations
1 ed in articles 10 and 11, or to any local
for 10118 a s ^ r ^ c ^ or nature which may be
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Committee.
Draft Convention for the Control of the
International Trade in Arms, Ammuni
tion and Implements of War.
ments, but this return shall not include fire-arms
and ammunition carried by individuals for their
legitimate personal use.
Article 7.
A Central International Office shall be estab
lished by the Council of the League of Nations
for the purpose of collecting, preserving and
publishing documents of all kinds exchanged by
the high contracting parties with regard to the
trade in and the distribution of arms, ammuni
tion and implements of war, as well as the text
of all laws, orders and regulations made for the
carrying out of the present convention.
Each of the high contracting parties shall
publish au annual return of the export licences
which each may have granted in respect of arms,
ammunition and implements of war in pursuance
of the present convention, mentioning the
quantities and destination of the arms, ammuni
tion and implements of war to which the export
licences refer. A copy of this return shall be
sent to the Central International Office.
SPECIAL ZONES.
Chapter III.—Export, Import and Transit
of Arms, Ammunition and Implements
of War to~SpecIaT~Zon.es.
Special Zones.
Part 1.— Definition. Rules concerning Licences.
Article 8.
The territories and seas specified below shall,
for the purposes of this convention, constitute
special zones as under :—
1. Territorial Zone.
(a.') The whole of the continent of Africa
with the exception of Egypt, Libya, Algeria,
the Spanish ports of North Africa, the Union of
South Africa, including the mandated territory
of South-West Africa, and Southern Rhodesia.
Within this area are included all islands
situated withiu 100 nautical miles of the coast,
together with Prince’s Island, St. Thomas
Island and the Islands of Annobon and Socotra.
(A) Syria, Irak, Palestine and Transjordan Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan ,
Gwadar (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula.
Remarks.
Vide paragraph 8
of report.
Vide paragraph If
of report.
Paragraph 10 of
report.
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