Permanent Mandates Commission > Slavery > April 10th 1937

[Communicated to the Council
and the Members of the League.]
Official No.: C. 1 88. M. 1 73. 1937. VI.
Geneva, April 10th, 1937.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
SLAVERY
REPORT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS
FOURTH SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE
Held in Geneva, April 1° I9i7-
CONTENTS.
A. Report to the Council.
Introduction
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5
Chapter I. — Slavery Convention of 1926 :
A. Position in regard to Ratifications and Accessions to the Convention. ... 5
B. Action taken on the Assembly’s Resolution of October 3rd, 1930 6
C. Reservations :
(1) Reservation by the Government of India in respect of Parts
of Burma and Assam 7
(2) Reservation by the Government of India in respect of the
Indian Native States 7
(3) Reservation by the Spanish Government in respect of the
Spanish Protectorate of Morocco .... 8
Chapter II. — Slave-raids, Slave Trade, and Captured Slaves 8
Chapter III. — Born Slaves
10
Chapter IV. — Other Institutions :
(a) Debt Slavery, Pawning, and Peonage . . .
(b) Mui Tsai System :
1. In China
2. In the International Settlements :
(1) Kulangsu
(2) Shanghai
3. In Hong-Kong and Malaya . .
4. In Other Countries
(c) Serfdom
Chapter V. — Conclusions
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