Coll 34/11 'Slavery and Slave Trade: Red Sea, Arabia and Persian Gulf: Investigations by Sir George Maxwell'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 34/11 'Slavery and Slave Trade: Red Sea, Arabia and Persian Gulf: Investigations by Sir George Maxwell'
- Contributor:
- League of Nations, Advisory Committee of Experts on Slavery (correspondent; subject)
Persian Gulf Political Residency (correspondent) - Date:
- 1936/1939
- Description:
- Correspondence, minute papers and reports relating to investigations by the League of Nations into Slavery. The papers concern requests for information on slavery in the Persian Gulf region made by Sir George Maxwell, British Representative on the Advisory Committee of Experts on Slavery, League of Nations. Responses from officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, and Political Residency in the Persian Gulf are contained within the file. Matters discussed within this correspondence include arrangements for meetings, the legal status of slavery in the different states in the region, and the treaty position with regard to slavery.This information was used in compiling an annual report on slavery by the Advisory Committee, three of which are included in the file (those for 1936, 1937, and 1938; folios 289-339, 144-185, and 23-88, respectively). These reports contain chapters on: the Slavery Convention of 1926; Slave-raids, Slave Trade, and Captured Slaves; Born Slaves; Other Institutions; Conclusions; Annexes. Each chapter is mostly ordered geographically.1 file (338 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 340; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 file (338 folios)
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Public Domain
Unknown
Open Government Licence
Copyright or data protection restrictions - Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002a2_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0002a2_en
IOR/L/PS/12/4098 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers