Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Publication Date
2 Aug 1922-17 Dec 1926 (CE, Gregorian)
Publication Place
The British Government had long-standing treaties with the Sheikhs of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and Muscat dating back to the nineteenth century, promotin -
Type
Document
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
393
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/1/222
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x0000c3
Library Location
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.
Date
2 Aug 1922-17 Dec 1926 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains correspondence related to individual cases of the enslavement and trade of Baluchis from the Makran coast and Karachi, to the Trucial and Oman Coast, and in particular to Dubai. The correspondence is predominantly between Government representatives in Karachi/Sind, the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
at Bushire (of which there were three incumbents during the period covered), and the native
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent at Sharjah, ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif. The cases discussed touch upon British attempts to identify and recover Baluchis reportedly taken and transported to the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, repatriation measures, the terms of punishment for traders/kidnappers, and the expenses incurred at offering protection for recovered slaves.
Of particular interest in the file are reports on the slave trade between Baluchistan and the Gulf, 1923/24 (folios 98-114); correspondence between the
native agent
Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government.
at Sharjah and the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
shaikhs on slave trade (e.g. folios 361-362); and the Hindu community of Dubai’s efforts to take action against the trade of Hindu boys from Karachi (folio 364).
