File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
IOR/R/15/6/414
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The record is made up of 1 volume (261 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1934. It was written in English. 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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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to slavery in the Gulf. The file contains the 'Note on certain enquiries made by the Committee [League of Nations Advisory Committee of Experts] relative to certain states in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .'
Included in the volume (ff 94-135) is the League of Nations report 'Slavery: Report of the Advisory Committee of Experts - Fourth Session of the Committee' as well as the 'Fifth (extraordinary) session of the Committee (ff 166-231).'
The principal correspondents in the volume are: the Secretary of State for India; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and the 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. .
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- 1 volume (261 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 261; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence between ff 150-255, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.
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- English in Latin script
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/6/414
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- Subject Files: File 13/1
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- 11 Dec 1934 (CE, Gregorian)
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- IOR/R/15/6/414
- Title
- File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- 94r:135v
- Author
- League of Nations, Advisory Committee of Experts on Slavery
- Copyright
- ©United Nations Archives at Geneva
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- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/414
- Title
- File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- 15r:16v
- Author
- League of Nations, Advisory Committee of Experts on Slavery
- Copyright
- ©United Nations Archives at Geneva
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/414
- Title
- File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- 7r:12v
- Author
- Maxwell, Sir William George
- Copyright
- ©United Nations Archives at Geneva
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/414
- Title
- File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- 27r:29v
- Author
- Maxwell, Sir William George
- Copyright
- ©United Nations Archives at Geneva
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/414
- Title
- File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- 61r:62v, 232r:233v
- Author
- League of Nations
- Copyright
- ©United Nations Archives at Geneva
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- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/414
- Title
- File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- 142r:142v
- Author
- Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá
- Usage terms
- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/414
- Title
- File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- 166r:231v
- Author
- League of Nations, Advisory Committee of Experts on Slavery
- Copyright
- ©United Nations Archives at Geneva
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/414
- Title
- File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- 234r:235v
- Author
- Maxwell, Sir William George
- Copyright
- ©United Nations Archives at Geneva
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- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/414
- Title
- File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- 93r:135v
- Author
- League of Nations, Advisory Committee of Experts on Slavery
- Copyright
- ©United Nations Archives at Geneva
- Usage terms
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/414
- Title
- File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:6v, 13r:14v, 17r:26v, 30r:60v, 63r:92v, 136r:141v, 143r:165v, 236r:255v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence