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'File XXIX/2 Slavery in Kuwait' [8r] (15/296)
The record is made up of 1 volume (148 folios). It was created in 2 Nov 1907-27 Sep 1929. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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. .
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Omr/ of a letter* r io, 441 , datert Simla,
• .otrcr.heT* 1907, “Uie A-siar^,r5t» Seoret^ary t»o t»iie
Tneat, of Tr»^ia. ia tlie to the Political
Pesifiant in t.ixe Pey^ian. -ulf.
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l an rfira^tHd. to ajknonleriP'e tne necoint of vour 1 ^ '" '7
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letter : '<o#d2SO, dated 13th Oat*oaer 1907, fo:4T r ardinp for /the
in formation of the of India, a 6or>y of oor^in
oorre^nondenoe r/ith the Political AP’ent at on tne
subjeot of iilatr© t.'.ammission at that 'port#
f. fhe norernme^t of India anprove ^em.^rally the spirit
of yon^ instructions to the Political Areht* Ihit since
slaves in ^oveit territory are the subjects of the Shuito,
and since no ^.y^eement exists -‘e^ardiny such slants, the
fact of thei^ ta v in^ re in the h^ency .aire tae Politic
al Anent no Jurisdiction Over them, P.o^eover -r naT/ay claves
vaio tools ^efuee at other Residencies and Aren ales In trie
Persian rtulf are nammitted only when the slave a^rreements
applj to them as ia ■ b; th fact that at Bahn ad on
the Arab Coast slaves who were bom in slavery or who were
imported o^ior no tne execution of tie slave agreements v /
with the • aeilois, are returned to their masters, vide oa^a-
4 of Colonel Meade’s letter Ho* cl, dated 26tii Atril
119C, The oo^ernnrent of India consider, therefore, that all
slaves taMrsv ^efupe at tie "'oweit Arency should be return
ed to tnein masters throuph tie fcieikh of Kmreit, \-ho mipnt
be asked to ao>e iv tain the facts in hi case in the presence
of an Avert fnom tie
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, and in the event of 111-treat
ment beinv >^oved, to tale steoa to tre^^ent this in Ci ture*
The oheikh rivht at the same time oe info vied of the yenerai
policy of the Britisii *rovem-rvnt about slavery end if you
see no objection requested politely to discountenance tne
acqvdsition of new slaves or any action vnioh mipnt coiapel
the British : vove:m: ; 'H..Pt to ftemart from their present desire
to interfere as little as possible with min in the >latter.
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, printed reports, memoranda, and notes, relating to the manumission procedure in Kuwait. Correspondence also discusses the procedure to follow if Kuwait slaves take refuge at other British agencies in the Gulf. Further discussion surrounds the issue of consistency of practice and whether guidelines should be issued by the Government of India.
Included in the volume is a copy (ff 34-44) of typed notes 'Part 1:Notes for Guidance on Persian shore of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Part 2: Notes for guidance on Arabian shore of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' with sections on Kuwait, Bahrain, Maskat and Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
Also included (folio 79) is a copy of the proclamation issued by the Government of India in 1873 'notifiying the penalites which British subjects will incur by illegally possessing and in any way trafficking in slaves, or aiding others in such traffic.'
The principal correspondents in the volume include the 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. , Kuwait (Stuart George Knox; James Carmichael More); the 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. , Bahrain (Francis Beville Prideaux); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department (Sir Louis William Dane); the Assistant Resident, Bushire (Richard Lockington Birdwood); the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Mubarak bin Sabah al-Sabah; Shaikh Salim al-Mubarak al-Sabah).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (148 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 148; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-147, and ff 3-133; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/5/85
- Title
- 'File XXIX/2 Slavery in Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:19v, 24r:58v, 62r:68v, 76r:85v, 87r:102v, 104r:115r, 116r:147v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence