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File 13/3 'SLAVERY & SLAVE RUNNING: MIRZA BIN BARKAT' [‎42r] (94/266)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (131 folios). It was created in 13 Feb 1941-23 Jun 1943. 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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T E LEGRAM
To
Telegram
No
From
- ''Q * 1 •
- 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. , Bahrain
- 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.
- T/640•
Dated.
- November 9th, 1941
Date received - November 10th, 1941.
Following from Kuwait telegram No. C/611 dated
November 6 th, 1941. Beginss~
,f I have received a report that Sheikh’s boom
”A1 dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. " was attacked by Baluch pirates south
SALAMAH WA BINATHA about October 14th from description
given it seems likely pirates are Mirza bin Barkat
people who earlier in the year operated from Fujairah
and inlet to north. Ke also has a base on the Iranian
side.
2. Continued presence pirates in Gulf of Oman is
detrimental to British prestige and I suggest vigorous
action be taken to exterminate the gang." Ends.

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes relating to the slave trade at Fujairah and the piratical activities of Mirza ibn Barkat. 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; 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. , Bahrain; 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. , Kuwait; 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 volume (131 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 125; 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 3-116; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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File 13/3 'SLAVERY & SLAVE RUNNING: MIRZA BIN BARKAT' [‎42r] (94/266), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/6/419, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100087662538.0x00005f> [accessed 22 December 2024]

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