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Introduction Repository 69, maritime matters, was created in 1781, in particular for the archives created by the development of maritime law during the naval war (1778-1783) between England and its allies France, Spain and, at times, the Netherlands as a result of the American War of Independence, under the Secret Council. Among other things, Prussia played a role in these conflicts in that it formed a league of neutral states under the leadership of Russia together with Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Austria and at times the Netherlands. The participating states were united with Russia through bilateral conventions on "armed maritime neutrality" (for Prussia Convention of 19 May 1781). The initiative was mainly directed against the search of neutral ships for counter gangs. Probably before 1877 larger parts of the holdings were distributed to other repositories, among other things the files on consular matters in the holdings at that time were transferred to Reposituren I. HA Secret Council, Rep. 9 General Administration and Rep. 11 External Relations. In Rep. 69 only a part of the archival documents of importance for armed maritime neutrality remained. This processing status was recorded in the Red Book vol. IV. In connection with maritime neutrality and shipping matters, the following stocks are also referred to: - I. HA Secret Council, Rep. 9 General Administration, Lit. L Appropriations and Lit. Z Appropriations of Residents and Agents; - I. HA Secret Council, Rep. 11 Foreign Relations, in particular: No. 171 - 175 Moscow (Russia), No. 118 Maritime Neutrality 1781 - 1784, Fasz. A-E No. 66 - 70 Denmark, No. 73 Fasz. C (Ministerial Correspondence with Envoy Bismarck) - I. HA, Rep. 96 Secret Civil Cabinet, Older Period, No. 22 Lit. G (Correspondence with Prussian Envoy Bismarck in Denmark) No. 41 Lit. E-I and No. 42 Lit. A-B (same with Thulemeier in The Hague) No. 103 Lit. E-I (Briefwechsel Friedrichs II. mit der dänischen Königin Juliane Marie) No. 110 P, Vol. II. (Schriftwechsel Friedrichs II. mit Kaiserin Katharina II. von Rußland) No. 202 Lit. A-I (fernere Immediatberichte) No. 424 H (Proposal for a Trade Agreement with Russia) - II. HA Directorate-General, Dept. 3 Department General, Tit. XXVI Foreign Affairs - II. HA General Directorate, Dept. 21 East Frisia, Title LXXII Shipping Matters - I. HA Privy Council, Rep. 11 Treaties, No. 332, 335, 869 (Treaty with Sweden of 1782). The remaining Rep. 69, maritime neutrality and shipping matters, essentially comprises correspondence on dealing with the warring states and on implementing the declarations on maritime neutrality. The following contents are primarily handed down: - issue of sea passes for the identification of Prussian merchant ships (court sea passes were issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs, in contrast to simple sea passes issued by the magistrates and subordinate colleges) - annual submission of ship lists about the stay of Prussian ships in foreign ports by consuls there (usually only the reports for submitting the ship lists are still available). The stock comprises 0.5 linear metres, or 60 archive units and a duration of 20 years (1778 - 1798). During the processing the two foreign archive units found here were classified into the I. HA Secret Council, Rep. 7 B West Prussia. The reference slips have been combined to form the indexing unit no. 60, which is currently stored in the outer magazine and can be ordered as follows: I. HA GR, Rep. 69, No... and to quote: GStA PK, I. HA Privy Council, Rep. 69 Maritime neutrality and shipping matters, No... References: Krauel, Richard: Prussia and Armed Neutrality from 1780, Leipzig 1908 Bergbohm, Carl: The Armed Neutrality 1780 - 1783, Berlin 1884 Martens, G. F. v.: Recueil de traités, Göttingen since 1791 Szymanski, Hans: Brandenburg-Prussia at Sea 1605-1815, Leipzig 1939 Berlin, December 2002 (F. Mücke, AInsp'in z.A.) finding aids: database; find book, 1 vol.