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File 5301/1928 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Slavery Convention. Slavery in the Persian Gulf' [174r] (353/685)
The record is made up of 1 volume (338 folios). It was created in 1 Apr 1928-20 Aug 1932. It was written in English and French. 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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recurrence of such an event, finally decided that the siroplest
course would be that the Senior Officer on the station should
be empowered, upon his satisfying himself that a vessel was
Sritish owned, to give a certificate to that effect. If
British owned, such a vessel had of course the right to carry
a "ritisn trading flag, and the production of such a
certificate - particularly if a warning that it should be
respected, save in cases of suspicion, were issued to the
Commanders of His Majesty's ships by the Admiralty - would be
sufficient to prevent the inconvenience of detention until
ownership by more formal evidence was proved. Action on these
lines was accordingly takers ^ c^/ubr
4. A similar question arose in July 1871 in regard to
granting provisional certificates of British registry to
certain small vessels navigating in the waters of
Constantinople, and was solved by the issue of authority to the
Consul-General at Constantinople in 1872 to take action on
the lines approved in the case of West Africa in 1860.
The certificates in question were issued by virtue
of the Royal Prerogative.
In 1883 the Government of India, with a view to
putting a stop to the inconvenience experienced by certain
Inuian traders on the Arab coast of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
from the
want of regular passes or certificates showing the ownership
of their vessels, and proving their right to British protection
r ®coinmended that 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.
and 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.
a t Muscat should be authorised to grant such certificates.
^fter discussion with the Foreign Office and the Board of
e action on these lines was approved by the Home
e partments concerned. On the question of procedure the
Board 0 f Trade pointed out that, under Section 36 of the
ie rchant Shipping Act, 18/4, the Government of India appeared
to *
Possess all the necessary powers for the purposes of
registration/
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This volume contains correspondence between British officials concerning agreements between the British and Persian governments related to the suppression of the slave trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . Much of the correspondence is between officials at the Foreign Office, 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. and the British Legation in Tehran.
Specifically, the correspondence relates to discussions concerning the drafting of an article relating to slavery in a proposed Anglo-Persian Treaty and the revision of the Anglo-Persian Slavery Convention of 1882. Specific incidents regarding slavery in the region are also discussed intermittently throughout the volume.
In addition to this correspondence, the volume contains several extracts and drafts of agreements (most of which are in French) and the following documents:
- Foreign Policy memorandum entitled 'Anglo-Persian Slavery Convention of 1882' (folios 134-139)
- 'Law forbidding the Purchase and Sale of Slaves on Persian Territory and according them Freedom on their Arrival in Persia (Passed by the Majlis on 18th Bahman, 1307 (February 7, 1929).)' (folio 151)
- 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. memorandum entitled 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (folios 270-271)
- 'Treaty between Her Majesty and His Majesty the King of Italy for the Suppression of the African Slave Trade. Signed at London, September 14, 1889 - Ratifications exchanged at London, October 24, 1889' (folios 328-330)
- 'Convention between Her Majesty and His Majesty the Shah of Persia for the Suppression of the Traffic in Slaves. Signed in the English and Persian Languages at Tehran, March 2, 1882. (Ratifications exchanged at Tehran, June 14, 1882.)' (folios 331-333).
The volume includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (338 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 340; 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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- front, back , spine, edge , head , tail, front-i, 2r:29v, 30ar:30av, 30v:186v, 187v:190v, 191v:231v, 233r:339v, back-i
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