Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. The other side of correspondence on this matter can be found in the Bushire
Residency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
10 Apr 1937-21 Jul 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
283
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/602
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x0003c9
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
10 Apr 1937-21 Jul 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The volume contains correspondence related to a number of issues concerning the slave trade and slavery in the Gulf region:
Correspondence related to the League of Nations Advisory Committee of Experts, and its request for information about slavery in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
region. The papers include a report of the fourth session of the Experts Committee, dated 10 April 1937 (folios 8-40)
Correspondence related to tensions in Dubai in March 1938, arising as a result of the proposed expulsion of two men accused of arms trading, and the increasing numbers of slaves being manumitted on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. The other side of correspondence on this matter 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 III (B46) Slavery in the Gulf' (IOR/R/15/1/227)
Allegations of slave trading in Abu Dhabi, emerging in early 1938, and discussions 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), 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 the Senior Naval Officer in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, on the best means of punishing the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi. The other side of correspondence on this matter 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 IV (B55) Slavery in the Gulf' (IOR/R/15/1/228).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
The office notes include a numbered list of items contained in the volume (folios 264-79). Each item is written in red or blue/black ink, dependent on whether it refers to an incoming (red) or outgoing (blue/black) communication. The list references items in the file marked with corresponding red or blue numbers, and constitutes part of the original filing arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential File: 20/1 II
