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File 20 Slavery: Slave Trade in the Gulf

Catalogue reference: IOR/R/15/2/601-604

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This record is about the File 20 Slavery: Slave Trade in the Gulf dating from 1931-1949.

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Reference
IOR/R/15/2/601-604
Title
File 20 Slavery: Slave Trade in the Gulf
Date
1931-1949
Description

These slavery files consist of confidential correspondence sent to and from the Political Agency in Bahrain, relating to the nature and extent of slavery and the slave trade in the Gulf region. The files contain: reports and statistical data on the slave trade, gathered for the League of Nations Advisory Committee on Slavery; diplomatic and military responses to slave trading in Abu Dhabi; allegations of increased activity in the slave trade (1942), with Qatar being a particular concern.

Arrangement

The files are arranged by file and part number, where 20 is the subject reference (Slavery), 1 the file number and I-IV the part numbers.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Arabic; English
Physical description
4 files and volumes (1176 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3fd6d762-72c5-4ff6-92ca-26438d0ef6c9/

Series information

IOR/R/15/2

Political Agency, Bahrain

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File 20 Slavery: Slave Trade in the Gulf