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54- Protest of the Persian Representative.
Prince Arfa-ed-Dowleh protested against the inclusion of Persia -in the prohibited zones
mentioned in Annex III to the British proposal to the Permanent Advisory Commission.
He asked for his protest to be mentioned in the Minutes.
The Chairman replied that no mention was made of Persia in the texts then under discus¬
sion. Article 10 had been referred to the Council unaccompanied by any proposal regarding the
prohibited zones.
55. Article 11.
The Chairman informed the Commission that Articles 11 to 25 were all of a technical nature,
and that the Permanent Advisory Commission had proposed certain amendments which might
be generally accepted by the Commission.
Rear-Admiral Aubrey Smith withdrew the British delegation’s amendment.
Article 11 was adopted.
56. Article 12.
Article 12 was adopted.
57. Article 13.
Article 13 was adopted.
58. Article 14.
Article 14 was adopted.
59. Article 15.
Wording of the Permanent Advisory Commission.
"Subject to any contrary provisions in existing special agreements, or in future
agreements, provided that in all cases such agreements otherwise comply with the
provisions of the present Convention, the sovereign State or mandatory Power, or other
recognised authorities, shall carry out the supervision and police measures within terri¬
torial waters in the prohibited areas and zone specified in Article 6.”
Rear-Admiral Aubrey Smith proposed that the words "or other recognised authorities”
inserted by the Permanent Advisory Commission at the suggestion of the British delegation
should be deleted.
M. Schanzer supported the Legal Section’s proposal, since the expression "or other recognised
authorities” did not correspond to any concrete legal idea and might give rise to difficulties of
interpretation. He pointed out, further, that the sentence in the Legal Section’s text stating
that the sovereign State or Power entrusted with a mandate would be able, “if necessary, to give
such instructions as may be required to the native or other authorities which are subordinate to
them” entirely met the British delegation’s views.
Article 15 was adopted with the omission proposed by Admiral Aubrey Smith.
60. Article 16.
The Chairman pointed out that the Legal Section had stated that a part of this article refer¬
ring to the verification of the nationality of supposed native vessels might be placed in Article 20.
Article 16 was adopted with this modification.
61. Article 17.
Wording of the Permanent Advisory Commission.
"To prevent all illicit conveyance of arms or ammunition within the prohibited
areas and maritime zone defined in Article 6, native vessels of less than 500 tons net
tonnage: {a) not exclusively engaged in the coasting trade between different ports