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Letter No. 3 of 1853 Captain Arnold Burrowes, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay [59v] (4/4)
The record is made up of 2 folios. It was created in 10 Jun 1853. 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 letter is informing the Bombay Government that Hajee Jassim, the British Agent at Bahrein [Bahrain], has reported that the Egyptian Agent Bitjuh Effendi has presented five slaves to the Shaikh of Bahrein, Muḥammed bin Khalīfah Āl Khalīfah, in exchange for a number of horses. It further reports that these slaves were transported to Bahrein aboard the Bombay , a vessel flying British colours.
It explains that though there is no evidence that the owners of the Bombay were aware of this, it is potentially damaging to Britain's political reputation among the Arab Chiefs and Persia; it makes British policy towards the slave trade look inconsistent. It notes a suggestion from the Resident that all British ship owners should in future be required to obtain a declaration from all passengers declaring that they are not trafficking slaves.
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Letter No. 3 of 1853 Captain Arnold Burrowes, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay [59v] (4/4), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/1/132, ff 58-59, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023514232.0x000079> [accessed 19 April 2024]
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- Letter No. 3 of 1853 Captain Arnold Burrowes, Resident in the Persian Gulf, at Bushire, to Arthur Malet, Chief Secretary to the Government, Secret Department, Bombay
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- 58r:59v
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