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File 13/3 'SLAVERY & SLAVE RUNNING: MIRZA BIN BARKAT' [76r] (162/266)
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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CONFIDENTIAL.
No. C/486.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
& H.B.M'e Consulate,
Muscat, the 22nd April, 1942.
From
The Hobble 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.
,
Camp Muscat.
Subject i- Slavery .
Memorandum.
Reference your Memorandum No.
C/279, dated the 31st
March, 1942.
2. The report emanated from a visitor from the
Shumaliyah who stated that the fact of there being a partner
ship between the Sheikh of Fujairah and Mirza bin Barkat was
beyond doubt. Mir Barkat was the father’s name, he is now
dead, and it is his son who is working in partnership with the
Sheikh of Fujairah in the slave trade. He is said to be
absent from Fujairah at present.
3. It is also said that there is a relative of the late
Mir Barkat who is residing at Suwaiq under the protection of
Sheikh Hilal bin Hamad, Sheikh of the Yal Sa’ad. He is
alleged to engage in slavery for which the Yal Sa’ad have
always been notorious. I have addressed the State
Authorities in the matter asking them to remove this man from
their coasts but unfortunately the Yal Sa’ad are so independent
/ that it is
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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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- IOR/R/15/6/419
- Title
- File 13/3 'SLAVERY & SLAVE RUNNING: MIRZA BIN BARKAT'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 4r:9v, 11r:21v, 22v:39v, 41r:58v, 60r:87v, 89r:91v, 93r:95v, 98r:98v, 101r:104v, 106r:125v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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