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File 1355/1917 Pt 6 'Arms Traffic Convention: revised convention, 1925' [‎555v] (1117/1226)

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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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122
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.
Draft Convention for the Control of the
International Trade in Arms, Ammuni
tion and Implements of War.
The present convention shall in no way
affect the rights and obligations which may
arise out of the provisions either of the Cove
nant of the League of Nations or of the treaties
of peace signed in 1919 and 1920 at Versailles,
Neuilly, Saint-Germain and Trianon or of the
treaty limiting naval armaments signed at
Washington on the 6th February, 1922, and
the provisions of agreements registered with
the League of Nations and published by the
League up to the date of the coming into force
of the present convention, so far as the Powers
which are signatories of or benefit by the said
treaties or agreements are concerned.
The present convention shall in no way
affect the rights and obligations which may
arise out of the provisions either of the Cove
nant of the League of Nations or of the treaties
of peace signed in 1919 and 1920 at Versailles,
Neuilly, Saint-Germain and Trianon, or of the
treaty limiting’ naval armaments signed at
Washington on the 6th February, 1922, or of
any special international agreements which may
be in force or be concluded from time to time
to meet particular conditions, other inter
national engagements that may exist or he
hereafter concluded, and the provisions of
agreements registered with the League of
Nations and published by the League up to the
date of the coming into force of the present
convention, so far as the Powers which are
signatories of or benefit by the said treaties or
agreements are concerned.
Article 28.
The Council of the League of Nations shall
cause to be published an annual report on the
operation of the present convention.
This report shall be presented to the Assembly
of the League of Nations.
Article 29.
The Council of the League of Nations shall
cause to be published an annual report on the
operation of the present convention.
This report shall be presented to the Assembly
of the League of Nations.
Article 29.
The present convention, of which the French
and English texts shall both be authentic, is
subject to ratification. It shall bear to-day’s
date and shall be open for signature by the
Powers until [date].
Each Power shall address its ratification to
the French Government, which shall at once
notify the deposit of ratification to each of the
other signatory Powers.
The instruments of ratification shall then
remain deposited in the archives of the French
Government.
Article 30.
The present convention, of which the French
and English texts shall both be authentic, is
subject to ratification. It shall bear to-day’s
date and shall be open for signature by the
Powers until [date].
Each Power shall address its ratification to
the French Government, which shall at once
notify the deposit of ratification to each of the
other signatory Powers.
The instruments of ratification shall then
remain deposited in the archives of the French
Government.
Ariicle 30.
The high contracting parties will use their
best endeavours to secure the accession to the
present convention of the other States, whether
members of the League or not. On and after
[date] the present convention may be
acceded to by any Power. Accession shall be
effected by an instrument communicated to the
French Government, which shall at once notify
such deposit to all Powers which are signatories
of or accede to the convention.
The instruments of accession shall remain
deposited in the archives of the French
Government.
Article 31.
Disputes between the parties relating to the
interpretation or application of this convention
shall, if they cannot be settled by direct
negotiation, be referred for decision to the
Permanent Court of International Justice. In
case either or both of the parties to such a
dispute should not be parties to the Protocol
of Signature of the Permanent Court of Inter
national Justice, the dispute shall be referred,
at the choice of the parties, either to the
Permanent Court of International Justice or to
a court of arbitration.
Article 31.
The high contracting parties will use their
best endeavours to secure the accession to the
present convention of the other States, whether
members of the League or not. On and after
1 date] the present convention may be
acceded to by any Power. Accession shall be
effected by an instrument communicated to the
French Government, which shall at once notify
such accession to all Powers which are signa
tories of or accede to the convention.
The instruments of accession shall remain
I deposited in the archives of the French
1 Government.
Article 32.
Disputes between the parties relating to the
interpretation or application of this convention
shall, if they cannot be settled by direct
negotiation, be referred for decision to the
Permanent Court of International Justice. In
case either or both of the parties to such a
dispute should not be parties to the Protocol
of Signature of the Permanent Court of Inter
national Justice, the dispute shill be referred,
at the choice of the parties, either to the
Permanent Court of International Justice or to
a court of arbitration.

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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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