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'File 5/196 II Slave traffic in the Gulf' [102r] (208/440)
The record is made up of 1 volume (216 folios). It was created in 25 Nov 1929-7 Dec 1938. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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of 1931.
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British Resideney & Gonsulate-Generalt
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Buahire, the ^ Sept ember 1931*
In continuation of ipy despatch Ko# 125/1752, dated
the 21st August 1931, I hare the honour to state for your
information that 1 hare received a report from the Officer-in-
Charge,Telegraphs,Jaek, giving two further instances of
slavery within the Persian borders*
2. On the 3rd September two slaves belonging to one
lala of Bir escaped and to^k refuge with the Persian officials
Mir Shah Beg, the headman of Bir, who was in J ask at the
time demanded the return of the slaves and threatened to
seize two men in their place if his demand was not granted*
The Persian authorities declined to yield up the slaves
and Mir Sh&h Beg after waiting a fow days at Yekbtasi left.
But it is reported that he has left only to collect some
followers and return*
3. On the 8th instant a slave belonging to Ahmad
Tahir of Yekdar escaped and took shelter with the Rais-i-
^ushun* Mir Chiragh son of Mustapha Khan, headman of old
Jask, asked for his return and threatened reprisals if his
request was not conceded* The slave was Imedlately handed
over*
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
1 Major,
Officiating
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 and H.B.M.’s Consul-General for Tars,Etc*
H*B«M* 9 s Charge d*Affaires,
British Legation,
Tehgjgn.
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The volume contains correspondence related to slave trading activity in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including intelligence reports on suspected slave traders, and the movement of suspected slaves across the Gulf by traders. The volume also includes a number of reports on the extent and nature of the slave trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. during the period in question. Two reports are written 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. (Sir Hugh Biscoe) in 1930. The first describes the extent of the slave trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 34-40), with details on the principal slave trade routes and sources of slaves, including the Makran coast and the Nejd and Hejaz regions of Arabia. The second report investigates the character of domestic slavery in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (folios 43-50). Domestic slaves, wrote Biscoe, include those employed as bodyguards to the shaikhs, house servants and coffee makers. Biscoe noted that the lots of these slaves were generally good, contrasting their lot to the 'industrial slaves', i.e. those employed as pearl divers or date plantation workers. Biscoe described the region's indebted pearl divers as being 'virtual slaves.' Another report, written by Charles Belgrave, Advisor to the Ruler of Bahrain, describes the pearling industry around 1930, and the measures taken by the previous 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. at Bahrain (Major Clive Daly) to improve the lot of indebted pearl divers (folios 23-26). The volume also contains a report, written in 1934 by the then 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. in Bahrain, Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Loch, on the slave trade in Nejd/Hejaz regions (folios 159-60). Loch writes that slaves taken from the Baluchistan-Makran region generally end up in this part of Arabia. A list of slaves manumitted at Sharjah between 1936 and 1938 is also included (folios 174-80).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (216 folios)
- Arrangement
Correspondence has been compiled in a rough chronological order, from earliest at the front of volume to latest at the rear. Office notes at the end of the volume cover the period of the correspondence, again running in chronological order.
- 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 218; 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 between ff 9-170; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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