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File 13/2 II 'ACTIVITIES OF SLAVE RUNNERS IN MUSCAT TERRITORY' [17r] (33/142)
The record is made up of 1 file (69 folios). It was created in 11 Apr 1941-9 Aug 1948. It was written in English. 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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*nd 1 nm addr««1|Lln# the or tfficor, Frets 1 hh Oulf f
*Rp!ftr«t«:Ly cm this subject*
7* tbs chief psr son ell ties concerned on the iiaan coest ere
ths iulten of Muscat end the >heikh of Fujoirnh* As M^Jor Albsn's
report shows the i ultan'c writ does not run emonrst the isl ^esd r
who ere the principal offendem and the present is obviously not
tbs tint to encourage him to irjgpose his will upon this tribe by
force of arae eepeeially as he would probably require active
ss 3 istar«ce from us in doing so* he and his officials will however
be pressed to do everything they cam to stop the traffic short of
entering Into arsed conflict with the Yal '**aad* The bhaifch of
Fujairah is an independent ruler who has never been reeogniaed
by us as such* lie recently hinted that he would like to enter
into treaty relations with ua 9 but he is s mm of no great
importance and it is not desirable on general grounds to Increase
the number ef Treaty OfealJchs on the Truclal Coast if it can be
avoided* The family of Slrsa ibn Barfcat, the chief offender in
the slave tramc # is living in Fujairah territory, hut the
;ihaikh f in November 1941 last, when interviewed by the Political
agent, Muscat, gave an undertaking that he would try to arrest
lilrsa ibn Market and his followers and that in any case he would
prevent them in future from using Fujairah as a base, mere is
no evidence as yet that the Shaikh has broken this undertaking,
and it should In any case be possible to find ways and means of
bringing pressure to bear on him if necessity arises* At present
1 m doubtful if Fujmlrab ia baing used to any great extent as
an entrepot for the sieve traffic, thou#* i consider it likely
that Mir as visits his family there*
S* ihsre remans ^audi Arabia* Tha bed da despatch to which
1 have already re fa Trad shows that tha importation of Jaluch
slaves is contrary to tha jaudl Slavary Regulatiena and 1 would
eugrast that the continued existence of the traffic should be
/ brouidit
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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the slave traffic on the Batina Coast [Al Bāţinah], as well as the searching of Persian dhows in Muscat territorial waters.
The principal correspondents are 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. , Muscat, and 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 1 file (69 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 71; 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 3-56; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/6/418
- Title
- File 13/2 II 'ACTIVITIES OF SLAVE RUNNERS IN MUSCAT TERRITORY'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:70v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence