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Coll 34/4 'Slavery: Persian Gulf: Reports on; Attitude of HMG' [‎70r] (139/716)

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The record is made up of 1 file (355 folios). It was created in 1 Dec 1919-22 Feb 1936. 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 Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
in the .Foreign and Political Department,
The Hobble the A^ent to the Governor General
and Ciiief Coramissioner in Baluchistan*
Dated New Delhi, the 1° ' January x928.
Abduction of boys from Karachi and their sale in
the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. *
Sir,
With reference to the correspondence ending with the
endorsement from the Government of India in the Foreign and
Political Department
Telegram from His Majesty’s Secretary of state for
India Ho.3334, dated the 29th November 1927. jj
JSxpress letter to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , No.btf-N, } N0.549-N, dated tne
dated the 2nd December 1927* 5 0 „ T
}--Express letter from the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , Bo* 5 oOtn Marcn i92f, i
1365/2, dated the 24th December 1927, with j + x. ^
ancloaures. i •* directed to forward
u copy of the correspondence cited in the margin and to
request that a thorough investigation be made with regard to
the allegations made in paragraph 4 of Mr. Percival’s letter
and a report submitted to the Government of India at an early
da tt3 *
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Sd/- J. G. Acheson,
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, and notes relating to slavery and slave traffic in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Principal correspondents include officials at 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. , Foreign Office, Admiralty, Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), Colonial Office, and the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Further correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from Minister in Tehran, the Resident in Aden, the Agent to the Governor General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan, the League of Nations Committee of Experts on Slavery, and officials of the Governments of Italy and Saudi Arabia.

The file contains reports of proceedings from the commanding officers of British vessels in the region, Parliamentary Notices of questions relating to slavery in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and articles from various newspapers, including The Times , Slave Market News , and The Daily Gazette .

Matters covered by the papers include:

  • Repatriation of slaves
  • Traffic from the Mekran [Makran] Coast to the Arabian side of the Gulf
  • Interdepartmental discussion over what measures should be taken to suppress the traffic
  • Seizure of suspected vessels
  • Abduction of boys in Karachi to be sold as slaves
  • How efforts to suppress slavery may impact upon the Admiralty's policy in the region.

Also of note are two maps showing locations and slave traffic routes from across the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 196 and 197).

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1 file (355 folios)
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The file is arranged in rough 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 357; 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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