'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Slavery in the Persian Gulf'
- Contributor:
- Political Resident, Persian Gulf (correspondent; subject)
Sir Knight John Gilbert Laithwaite (author) - Date:
- 1928/1928
- Description:
- Memorandum providing an overview of the extent of slavery in the Persian Gulf, and the measures undertaken by his Majesty's Government to combat it.Covering:introduction outlining the legal status of slavery;treaty engagements of the Arab States of the Gulf, including Ibn Saud's [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd’s] cooperation in the suppression of the slave trade;treaty engagements of Persia - the Anglo-Persian Slavery Convention of 2 March 1882 for the suppression of the traffic of slaves;present position on the Arab Littoral of the Gulf – with proposals made by Sir Lionel Haworth, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf;resent position on the Persian Littoral;Persian representations regarding abrogation of Slavery Convention of 1882 with Great Britain, and the implications of the League of Nations' Slavery Convention of 1926;attitude to be adopted towards a Persian demand for abrogation, expressing views of the Foreign Office, India Office, and Admiralty.Written by John Gilbert Laithwaite of the India Office.1 file (2 folios)This file consists of a single memorandum.Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 65, and terminates at f 66, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Slave trade
Abolition of slavery - Geographic region:
- Persian Gulf
- Extent:
- 1 file (2 folios)
- Rights:
- Open Government Licence
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003d1_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003d1_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B407 - Is part of:
- British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers