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File 5301/1928 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Slavery Convention. Slavery in the Persian Gulf' [‎315r] (635/685)

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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Department® to Secretary of State
for Indi&o j 7
Dated Simla* 10th July® 1928 0
Received 10th July, 1928* 4.15 pom.
W1
1928
IX
151fr».3o First of Two Part?>
Your telegrams 1750 and 1751 <> Followiig
telegram from Haworth* No. T 41® July 3rd. Begins -
Italian Treaty seems to be anemtaMweii
* unsuitable^* since it was framed for an organised
slave trade. Slave trade* as it exists in the Persian
Gulf tO' c 4&y (> consists of one or two persons from
Persian Baluchistan* who frequently think they have been
engaged for service* being sold on the Oman or Arab
coast.
I hope that the methods I am takizg and
proposing will put a stop to nearly all of this traffic 0
and cases which slip through will not be worth our
jeopardising our political position for.
To give Persia the right to search any vessels
flyixjg the British flag wuuld be fatal blow to our
prestige* and Persia would certainly see priffs
case was established in order to show their equal
importance and to do us damage in Arab eyes* which they
fcnow such an act would.
I would suggest a convection by which Persia
would bind herself to suppress slavery and in which*
to satisfy her susceptibilities* we should leave Persian
waters to Persia* making ourselves responsible for
anything

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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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File 5301/1928 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Slavery Convention. Slavery in the Persian Gulf' [‎315r] (635/685), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/1278, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100079320136.0x000024> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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