Publication Date
31 Jul 1938-4 Nov 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
286
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/603
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x0003ca
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
31 Jul 1938-4 Nov 1944 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains correspondence related to a number of issues concerning the slave trade and slavery in the Gulf region.
The volume includes correspondence between the
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.
(Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Fowle), the Bahrain
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
(Hugh Weightman) and naval representatives in the Gulf, during the period July 1938 to May 1939, exploring the military options available to the British for punishing the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi for its alleged continued involvement in the slave trade. Related copies of correspondence sent to and from the
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.
can also be found in the Bushire
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.
series '5/193 IV (B55) Slavery in the Gulf' (IOR/R/15/1/228). A letter from the Senior Naval Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
dated 21 July 1938 (folio 7), includes a track chart of HMS
Shoreham’s
trip along the Arab coast on 13 July 1938 (folio 8A). The chart shows the positions of pearling dhows and pearl banks, and was drawn up in order to assess the feasibility of British ships seizing the Abu Dhabi pearling fleet. There is also a report on the reconnaissance trip, dated 27 July 1938 (folios 18-20).
Also included is correspondence from mid-late 1942 reports on a perceived increase in slave trading activity across the Gulf, from Iranian Baluchistan to Saudi Arabia (folios 184-213). Charles Dalyrmple-Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government, reports in July 1942 that his intelligence suggests that Qatar is a key landing point for slaves (folios 200-201).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The correspondence and other papers in the file have been arranged in approximate chronological order, starting with the earliest items at the beginning of the file, and the latest at the end. There are office notes at the end of the file (ff 264-281), which mirror the chronological order of the file correspondence.
The office notes include a numbered list of items contained in the volume. Each item is written in red or blue/blank ink, depending on whether it refers to an incoming (red) or outgoing (blue/black) communication. The list references items in the file, marked either with corresponding red or blue numbers.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential file: 20/1 III
