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File 13/1 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf' [‎166v] (343/526)

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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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Sub-Appendix 1. — Table of Ages of Registered Mui Tsai ranging fr 0m
Sub-Appendix 2. — Table of Ages of Registered Mui Tsai whose
Whereabouts are unknown, not known at Addresses registered
etc., ranging from 6 to 31 Years, up to November 30th, 1936 ’
Sub-Appendix 3. — List of Prosecutions from June 1st to November
30th, 1936 .
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2 . Communication, dated July 10 th, 1937, from the Government of the Unikd
Kingdom (document C.C.E.E.174)
Appendix. — Memorandum concerning the Status of Certain Groups of
People in the Southern Provinces of Nigeria and containing the Following
Chapters
Iwofa in the Western Provinces
Pawns in the Eastern Provinces ‘ '
Awbia
Ex-slaves
Effects of the Abolition of Slavery
3. Communication, dated October 19th, 1937, from the Government of the United
Kingdom (with Appendices) (document C.C.E.E.178) ^
Appendix I. — Report by the Officer Administering the Government of
Hong-Kong on the Mui Tsai System for the Half-Year ended May 31st
1937 ’ 27
Sub-Appendix 1. — Table of Ages of Registered Mui Tsai, ranging from
7 to 32 Years, up to May 31st, 1937 99
Sub-Appendix 2. — Table of Ages of Registered Mui Tsai whose
Whereabouts are unknown, not known at Addresses registered, etc.,
ranging from 7 to 32 Years, up to May 31st, 1937 29
Sub-Appendix 3. — List of Prosecutions from December 1st, 1936,
to May 31st, 1937 30
Appendix II. — Report from the Governor of the Straits Settlements on
the Action taken in Individual Cases under the Laws Relating to
Children, Mui Tsai and Girls’ Protection in the Straits Settlements,
Federated Malay States and Unfederated Malay States during the Year
1936 31
4. Communication, dated January 4th, 1938, from the Government of the United
Kingdom (document C.C.E.E.180) 37
Appendix. — Malaya : Mui Tsai Registration as on June 30th, 1937. ... 38
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Communication, dated February 10th, 1938, from the Government of the United
Kingdom, with Appendices, transmitting a Memorandum on Various
Questions dealt with in the Report of the Advisory Committee of Experts on
Slavery (1937) (document C.C.E.E.188(1)) containing the Following
Chapters
Slave-raids, Slave Trading and Captured Slaves
Cameroons Province
Northern Areas
Born Slaves
Other Institutions :
(a) Debt Slavery, Pawning and Peonage
(b) Mui Tsai Syste m
Malaya
Hong-Kong
Hong-Kong and Malaya
( c ) Quasi-adoption of Children ....
Appendix 1 . — Recommendations by Mr. W. H. Ingrams, O.B.E., with a
iew to (^fTceting a Gradual Reduction of Slavery in the Hadhramaut,
dated Mukalla, June 16th, 1937
ppen ix ^ Laws of the Colony of Southern Nigeria
Chapter CXXI, Native House Rule (P. No. 26, 1901)
VoJony ot Southern Nigeria : Ordinance No. 1 of February 8 th, 1
0 amend the Native House Rule Ordinance
App endix 3 — Protectorate ot Nigeria : Ordinance No. XV, of Decer
’ repeal the Native House Rule Ordinance
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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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