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Coll 34/9 'Slavery: Slavery Convention: Position of certain independent States in relation to:' [‎front] (1/66)

The record is made up of 1 file (31 folios). It was created in 27 Sep 1937-4 Feb 1939. 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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Correspondence regarding the position of independent Indian States with regard to the 1926 'International Convention with the object of Securing the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave Trade', a copy of which is found on folios 27-32. The correspondence is between: Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; Government of India, External Affairs Department; The Secretary to the Crown Representative; the Political Officer in Sikkim; the General Secretary and Judicial Secretary to the Maharaja of Sikkim; the Agent to the Governor General in Baluchistan; and the Chief Secretary to the Government of the North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. Province.

The papers discuss the application of the convention to some of the Indian 'Princely States' and cover the effort to ascertain their positions in this regard. The states involved are Sikkim, Kalat, Las Bela, and Chitral.

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1 file (31 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; 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.

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Coll 34/9 'Slavery: Slavery Convention: Position of certain independent States in relation to:' [‎front] (1/66), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4096, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055159215.0x000002> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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