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'File XXIX/2 Slavery in Kuwait' [49r] (97/296)
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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DRAFT—(For Approval).
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Political J&MMM
No.
D/0
Knwait
Dated.
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October
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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.
,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, BOSHIRE.
Dear Sir Percy,
In re^ly to yrnr D/o rf the 3rd Oc
191P, re^ardin^ the practice in Kuwait when refuge
apply f^T iranarnisgion*
UZe
Your notes give almost exactly what is/actual ; rac-
tober
e^- slaves
-tice hrore . Fortunately there are very few animations,
but when one is made , I have the statement of ihs
taken down by the Mulla , question him or her
the statement //dMtii/fyLd f r r our 'wr re cords J then
aj licant with the M nlla to the Sheikh witli orders
Hr mjCuJa
-sent the case to the Sheikh and axj ress^a hop % that he will
be so good as to bring about a reconciliation or ^ee that tie
ay t licant gets iustice# I have had no flagrartt cn.ses in my
fkp ' i cant
_$o
£ra; lete
send the
to rerre-
reconci:
few- 10 so.
time and such as have come to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
have beer
to their masters*
I fancy slaves must be treated rather well i[n Kuwait
as though they can always come to the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
very
generally going direct to the sheikh or in the casje of female*
to the sheikh’s wife,
I have no modifications to suggest to your notes,
yours sincerely.
9,000-3-10
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la.
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- Content
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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- Reference
- 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
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence