‘File 5/6 I Brussels Conference and general rules and procedure on slave traffic’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘File 5/6 I Brussels Conference and general rules and procedure on slave traffic’
- Contributor:
- Bahrain Political Agency (correspondent)
Native Agent, Trucial Coast, Sharjah (correspondent)
James Orton (correspondent)
Francis Warden (correspondent) - Date:
- 1892/1925
- Description:
- Correspondence related to the distribution of the text of the General Act of the Brussels Conference of 1890 throughout the Persian Gulf region. The English version of the Act is on folios 32-37. William Lee-Warner, Secretary to the Government of India in Bombay, sent Adelbert Talbot (Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, 1891-93) 100 copies of the Act in Persian (folios 5-19), and 100 in Arabic, for distribution to the Political Agencies on the Persian and Arab coasts of the Gulf respectively. Talbot sent 25 copies of the Persian translation of the Act to his Political Agent in Bandar-e Lengeh, and a further 25 copies to the Agent of the British India Steam Navigation Co. (Gray Paul & Co.) at Bandar-e Abbas. The Governor of Turkish Arabistan, Nizam-es-Sultaneh was critical of the distributed Persian translation of the Act, which had been produced under the authority of British Government staff in Bombay. In response Talbot commissioned and distributed a new translation (folios 73-88), produced under his authority at the Political Residency in Bushire.1 volume (137 folios)The contents of the volume have been arranged chronologically, with the earliest documents at the front, and the latest at the rear.Foliation: The volume has been foliated with small circled numbers in the top right corner of each front-facing page. The front cover has been foliated 1, then there are two unfoliated pages, before foliation restarts at 2 on the title sheet. After the title sheet and contents page (folio 4) there are a further three unfoliated blank pages before foliation restarts on the first piece of correspondence.). Folio 100 is missing.
- Language:
- English
French
Arabic
Persian - Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Slave trade
Treaties
Slave emancipation - Geographic region:
- Būshehr
Abū-Shahr
Hormuz Isle - Extent:
- 1 volume (137 folios)
- Rights:
- Public Domain
Unknown
Open Government Licence - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0000ac_ar
81055/vdc_100000000193.0x0000ac_en
IOR/R/15/1/199 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers