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'File 5/197 I – Absconding of Slaves from Sharja and Henjam' [111r] (226/412)
The record is made up of 1 volume (202 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1930-3 Feb 1934. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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FROM P.R. BUSKERE.
DATE 25tli June, 1931.
TO S.H.O.P.G.
No. 371.
Your 1225 anl your 1545. Matter has been
referred to Legation.
FROM P.R. BUSKERE. TO S.N.O.P.G.
DATE 27th J u ne, 1931. No. 575.
"R" SECRET .
My telegram No. 371. Minister telegraphs that
Deputy Governor's iemanis should he refused.
Slaves shouli he taken to Bahrein or Mascat
whichever is most convenient to you and handed over to
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.
.
FROM S.N.O.P.G.
DATE 27th J u ne, 1931.
To "HASTINGS" 4
"PENZANCE"
Slaves should he transferred from "HASTINGS" to
"PENZANCE" who is requested to hand them over to 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.
at Mascat to he dealt with. . x
(1400/27).
FROM S.N.O.P.G. TO "PENZANCE"
DATE 26th J u ne, 1931.
Inform Deputy Governor that the question of
slaves is being referred to Legation, Tehran by Political
Resident. (0825/26).
FROM "PENZANCE"
DATE 2nd July, 1931.
TO S.N.O.P.G.
Slaves with a copy of my letter were landed at
Consulate this morning 2 nd July. They have been interr
ogated by P.A. Mascat v/ho is forwarding his own report
to Bushire and informs me that he does,not expect to get
permission to issue MANUMISSION certificates under a
period of three weeks. He is agreeable to them remain
ing on board instead of at consulate Compound and it is
submitted for your approval that the 4 slaves may remain
on board "PENZANCE" until our visit to Mascat 14th July
observing that by private arrangement no cost to
Admiralty would be involved. , „
(0810/2).
FROM
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The volume contains correspondence related to two specific incidents of Arab slaves absconding to the Persian territory of Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām]. The first incident took place in March 1930, when four slaves absconded from Umm al Qaiwain to Jazīreh-ye Hengām, pursued by a group of armed Arabs. The majority of the correspondence in the volume deals with a second incident occurring in June 1931, in which four slaves absconded from Sharjah to Henjam on a stolen dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. . The four men sought sanctuary at the telegraph station on the island, before taking the opportunity to board the British ship HMS Folkstone .
The incident was met by protestations from the Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Mirza Mohamed Ali Khan Feroughi) to His Majesty's HM Chargé d'Affaires in Persia (Herbert Lacy Baggally), who insisted that British staff at the telegraph station acted incorrectly in giving the slaves refuge, and that the slaves should have been handed over to the Persian authorities instead of being allowed to board a British vessel. In response, British authorities (coordinated by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Fowle, the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Lewis Crabbe, and the British Legation in Tehran) responded by insisting that the slaves were free to do what they liked, including boarding their ship and seeking manumission papers. Much of the correspondence between British officials revolves around efforts made to ascertain whether those British subjects at the telegraph station and on board British vessels who were involved in the incident acted correctly and according to official policy. These enquiries culminated in a report from Crabbe that gave a full account of the incident, including copies of all telegram messages sent at the time (folios 102-12). By the end of 1931 the incident had escalated to a higher political level, with official British responses to complaints from the Persian Government being sent from the Foreign Office in London.
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- 1 volume (202 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is composed of correspondence that has been arranged in rough chronological order, from the earliest at the front of the volume (Mar 1930), to the latest at the rear (Feb 1934). The correspondence ends at folio 171, and is followed by office notes that repeat the chronological order of the correspondence.
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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 204; 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.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:20v, 23r:23v, 33r:33v, 36r:82v, 84r:93v, 98r:116v, 118r:120v, 122r:203v, back-i
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