File 13/2 II 'ACTIVITIES OF SLAVE RUNNERS IN MUSCAT TERRITORY' [31r] (61/142)
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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(703/6/42.
Sir,
British Legation,
T3KiirJ\ T *
30th October, 1942
The Ministry of foreign Affairs have received
a report from the Ministry of .Var that some time ago
the following persons were attacked by pirates v/hilst
on the road to Minabs the wife of ^alandar, the wife
and daughter of ^ambar Khushnud, Hussein Murad Mu at a n-
fi and the son of Mir ^anbar Biyabani, of the tribe
Tahir-zai•
2. The pirates are stated to have stolen all their
goods and carried them off in a boat to the other
side of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and it is now reported
that they are in Batineh in the Oman Peninsula where
they are being sold as slaves.
3. I should be grateful if you would investigate
the matter and do anything possible to secure the
return of these persons if the story is true.
I have the honour to be,
&ir,
Your obedient servant.
sd. R.7.Builard.
The Honourable
Lieut.-Golone1 R.R.Hay, GIB.,
His Hajesty T s Consul-General,
BUSHJRE.
y.
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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