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File 5301/1928 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Slavery Convention. Slavery in the Persian Gulf' [‎270v] (546/685)

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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* P. 44«1.
t Tel. from Pol. Res.
to G. of L, July 31
1928, P. 4790
Lr. from Pol. Res. to
G. of I., June 10
1928, P. 4481.
lei. from Viceroy,
April 20 1928,
P. 2971.
X P. 4904/28.
§ Tel. from Viceroy,
800 S., April 20 1928,
P. 1971.
Lr. from G. of I. to
Pol. Res., Aug. 22
1928, P. 5036.
Teh. tel. to F.O.,
April 1 1928, P.1622.
respectively, and the course of the discussions which have t-lr
consequent on the recent intimation by Persia that she regard , i ^ ace
to her dignity the Anglo-Persian Slavery Convention of 1882 " aS (ero S ator y
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Present position on the Arab Littoral of the Gulf
5. The effect of the engagements referred to in para » above f ir
degree of control exercised by His Majesty’s Government in~Koweh i i !
the energetic and unremitting activity of successive nolitiVd ,ffi’ ando
of His Majesty’s ships, has been to reduce the slave traflic on tTVl
littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. to relatively unimportant dimensions F
Report submitted by 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 Gulf on 10th June
it appears that all the slave trade which now exists, other than such a ^
emanate from Nejd, is from Persian Buluchistan to the Trucial AiabcoT
on which slavery is still common—the Batineh coast of Muscat fportion^f
which are not under the effective control of the Muscat authorities) beinr
frequently used as a pied d terre, and the small Trucial Sheikhdom of Dabai
playing a prominent part. On a broad view, however, though the Political
Resident can report that “at Koweit, and on the Arab coasbthere are many
thousands of slaves who have been brought from the interior at sometime”!
the problem, so far as the Arab States of the Gulf are concerned, maybe
regarded as one of relatively small importance; the treaty engagements and
the special relations which exist between His Majesty’s Government and
the mleis of those States are, so far as can be judged, adequate, if
strictly interpreted, to secure that no recrudescence of the slave traffic shall
take place on the Arabian shore of the Gulf; the hold exercised by Hindu
merchants over the pearl fishing industry affords a guarantee of some value
that the presence of Indian slaves in the Gulf cannot long pass unnoticed,
and, in the light of Sir Lionel Haworth’s Report referred to above, the
Government of India, who are fully alive to the importance of the question,
have recently approved the Resident’s proposal “ to tighten up the reading
of our 1 reaties with the Sheikhs to the most favourable interpretation
to which it is possible to bring them in this connection,’ and l iaYe
instructed him to devote his special attention to Dabai, and to ‘‘considertbe
advisability of making it quite clear to the Sheikh that any connivance
by him in the traffic, or indeed any slackness on his part to suppress it, will
bring him within their displeasure, which they will not hesitate to manifest'
.Present position on the Persian Littoral.
G. It is equally the case that the measures taken under the Anglo-
1 eisian Convention of 1882 (and, in so far as Gwadur is concerned, undei
the treaty engagements of the Sultan of Muscat with His Majesty’s Govern-
meat) have resulted in the reduction to relatively unimportant dimensions
of the slave trade on the Persian littoral. The extent, however, to wnic,
despite the endeavours of His Majesty’s Government, the slave tra c
between Persia and the Arab coast continues to persist is described by ^
government of India as disquieting, and the danger of its revival on a
scale is one which cannot be overlooked.t The absence of effective eon r
eisia of Persian Baluchistan has resulted in a small but regula 1 ^
roni that area, in which§ slavery is stated to be rife. In Sir L. Haw or ^
view this traffic is HVoKr —±.-i r> a position toes!
, , > y auivttry is siatea 10 ue i
view t ns traffic is likely to continue until Persia is
such control i , • .
nue until Persia is in a posiwyi* -- ^
7 t. Active steps are, however, being taken by 8ir L a '
oca y to put a stop to it, while the Government of India, as theresu
icpoit, ia\ e taken action to improve co-ordination i 11 P reveIlt ! ve , ^nriii
between, the authorities in Sind and British Baluchistan and the H
officials in the Gulf.
Peisian representations regarding abrogation of Slavery Convention of 1
with Great Britain. , . ^
7. The Persian Government in April of this year indicated, in | .
stage in their general negotiations with His Majesty’s Government, tn
regarded the Slavery Convention of 1882 as one derogatory to 1
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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:

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.

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1 volume (338 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

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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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