‘File 28/70 Navicert Rules, Regulations and Instructions’

Title:

‘File 28/70 Navicert Rules, Regulations and Instructions’

Date:

1940/1946

Description:

Abstract: The file contains copies of correspondence, chiefly sent from either the Government of India or the Ministry of Economic Warfare, including: official circulars, notices, instructions, and other papers, relating to the implementation of the Navicert system to Iraqi and Iranian ports in the Gulf, the ports of the Gulf littoral, and the wider region, as a means of controlling sea-borne trade during the war. The changing geopolitical circumstances of the Second World War, in particular the occupation of countries by others, and entry into and exit from the War by various countries, resulted in the frequent issue of revisions to the circulars, notices and instructions produced by the Government.The file includes:correspondence dated 1940 relating to the compulsory implementation of the Navicert system for all shipping approaching Europe (ff 9-11);correspondence dated March 1941 relating to the introduction of the Navicert system in the Persian Gulf (ff 18-35);various copies of Government circulars and notices throughout the file: ships war trade lists; insurance with enemy companies; enemy trading;copies of instructions on the operation of the Navicert system for ships sailing to and from the Persian Gulf (ff 60-63, ff 242-245);copies of instructions to consular officers for operating the Navicert system (ff 69-75, ff 90-110);copies of ship Navicert regulations (ff 238-240, ff 254-267);in the file notes, discussion between the Political Agent and Agency staff on the application of Navicert regulations in Bahrain and the Persian Gulf (ff 293-305).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 306; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-292 and between ff 293-304; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Navicert system
Second World War (1939-1945)
Merchant shipping

Geographic region:

Persian Gulf

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000a7_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0000a7_en
IOR/R/15/2/758
IOR/R/15/2/758

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