'File 9/6 I Arms & Ammunition. Rules and Regulations re- import of arms and ammunition into Foreign Countries'
Date:
1939/1939
Description:
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between Hugh Weightman, the British Political Agent in Bahrain, with Samuel Burnside B McElderry, Chief Secretary to the Government of Zanzibar, and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government. These correspondence concern the control of importation of lethal weapons (for example, swords, spears and daggers) into Zanzibar and the implementation of a restriction to one sword for any individual entering the Protectorate. Included within these correspondence are copies of a 'Notice by the Zanzibar Government' in English and Arabic, signed by Anthony Ilex Sheringham, Commissioner of Police, proclaiming this new restriction.Physical description: Foliation: This file has a foliation number on the front top right hand corner of each page. The number is uncircled.