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Issue of Muscat visas by British officers, 1952

This file relates to the rules for issuing visas for entry into Muscat.

Slavery in Persian Gulf states, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: A list of 29 slaves, including their place of origin, who were issued manumission certificates in Bahrain and Sharjah in 1951 A list of nine unsettled manumission cases, including the names of the complainant and accused slaver The Political Agencies' assessment of domestic slavery on the Trucial Coast, Kuwait and Bahrain A statement by Mubarak Bin Obaid on behalf of his stepson Sawayah Bin Khamis who was kidnapped aged 14 (by Harashish Al Mansouri, Weld al Haram Al Amri, and Ali Yawaihi Al Amri) near Umm Al Quwain and a sworn depositi

FO 464/15

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1933-1955, 1933 Jan 01 - 1955 Dec 31

This file contains miscellaneous papers, reports, correspondence, and treaties relating to Arabia, the Gulf and the wider Middle East, primarily from 1933-1955.

FO 1016/131

Slave trade, 1951 Jan 21-Dec 29

This file relates to the slave trade in the Gulf. It contains: Circular memorandum in cancellation of the memorandum of 1913 concerning manumission of slaves Correspondence concerning British efforts to reduce or end slavery in Qatar Manumission requests, including translated statements with thumb prints and related correspondence

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Issue of Muscat visas by British officers, 1952

Slavery in Persian Gulf states, 1952

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1933-1955, 1933 Jan 01 - 1955 Dec 31

Slave trade, 1951 Jan 21-Dec 29