Author
the Bahrain
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative
Publication Date
19 Oct 1922-10 Jun 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng,fas
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
184
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/124
Record ID
vdc_100000000193.0x00035b
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
19 Oct 1922-10 Jun 1928 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains correspondence relating to arms trafficking and slavery in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. Correspondence regarding arms trafficking takes up a small proportion of the file. It includes a printed copy of the British Government's Convention for the Control of the Trade in Arms and Ammunition, dated 10 September 1919 (ff 6-23), and correspondence exchanged in March 1923 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 Arthur Trevor) and 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.
(Captain Clive Daly), discussing an apparent increase in the numbers of arms being traded into Arabia (ff 24-28).
The majority of the file is dedicated to specific instances of slave trading in the region. A significant portion of the file is comprised of correspondence related to the import of five Armenian women from Kuwait to Qatar via Bahrain in 1924 (from f 31 onwards). Copies and return correspondence on this subject can 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.
file '5/193 I (B23) Slavery in the Gulf' (IOR/R/15/1/225), but the items in this volume provide greater detail of the role played in the matter by 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.
(Daly) and the American Mission in Bahrain in the recovery and questioning of the Armenian women, as well as details of how and where each of the women were traded (ff 101-104).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Files: 8/7
