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'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit' [129r] (255/412)
The record is made up of 1 file (205 folios). It was created in 2 Feb 1926-30 Mar 1932. It was written in English, Farsi and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Karachi
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
170/- V
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1. Warranted free of capture, seizure, arrest, restraint,
or detainment, and the consequences thereof or of any
attempt thereat, piracy excepted, and also from all
consequences of hostilities or warlike operations, -whether
baf- or after declaration of war.
2. arranted free of loss or damage caused by strikers
locked-out workmen, or persons taking part in labour
disturbances or riots or civil commotions.
Should clause No. 1 be deleted clause No. 3 is to operate
as part of this policy.
3. Warranted free of any claim based upon loss of or
frustration of the insured voyage or adventure caused by
arrests, restraints, or detainments of Kings, Princes or
Peoples,
JJorilj Cljimi Insurants Cumpana,
(Incorporated in Great Britain.)
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AS well in his or their own Name or Names, as for and-in the Name or Names of all and every other
Person or Persons to whom the same doth, may, or shall appertain in part or in all, do make
Insurance, and hereby cause himself or themselves and them, and every of them, to be INSURED lost
or not lost at and from the port of
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with liberty to touch, stay and trade at all usual intermediate ports and places, including risk of Craft to
and from the vessel,
upon Goods and Merchandizes, or Treasure, in the good Ship or Vessel called the
g.s, AtShM / whereof is Master under God, for this present
voyage or whosoever else shall go for Master in the said Vessel, or by whatsoever
other Name or Names the said Vessel, or the Master thereof, is or shall be named or called :
BEGINNING the Adventure upon the said Goods or Merchandizes from the Lading thereof on board
the said Vessel, and so to continue and endure, until the said Goods and Merchandizes shall be safely
delivered from on board the said Vessel, at the aforesaid Port of Destination. AND it shall be lawful
for the said Vessel in this Voyage, to proceed and sail to, and touch and stay at any Ports or places
whatsoever ( within the limits of the above voyage) without prejudice to this Insurance: The said
Goods and Merchandizes, for so much as concerns the Assured, are and shall be rated and valued at
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. ters notwithstanding this warranty, to r
_ dtamage or loss caused by collision with any other ship
or "craft, and any special charges for warehouse rent,
reshipping or forwarding, for which they would otherwise
be liable. Also to pay the insured value of any package or
packages which may be totally lost in transhipment.
Grounding in Canals not to be deemed a strand, but
underwriters to pay any damage or loss which may be
proved to have directly resulted therefrom.
General average payable as per foreign adjustment if
so made up, or per York-Antwerp Rules, if in accordance
u the contract of affreightment.
arranted free from any claim consequent upon
detention or loss of time whether arising from a Peril of
the Sea or otherwise.
In the event of deviation it is agreed to hold the assured
covered at a premium to be arranged, provided notice be
given on receipt of advices.
Warranted that this insurance shall not inure directly
or indirectly to the benefit of any Carrier or Bailee.
This Policy not to inure to the benefit of any Fire
Insurance Company: and warranted and agreed by the
assured that any insurance against fire granted herein
shall not cover where the assured or any Carrier or other
Bailee l has fire Insurances which would attach if this
policy had not been issued
Policies issued abroad payable in the United Kingdom
are required by law to have a Government Stamp affixed
within TEN DAYS after receipt in the United Kingdom.
In the event of damage arising under this policy no claims
will be admitted unless notice of the damages be given to
the nearest agents of the
Company or iloyda agents.
previous to the survey and certificate be signed by him or them
which shall be proved in ease of loss (which God forbid).
Touching the Adventures and Perils which the NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
is contented to bear and to take upon itself in this Voyage: they are of the Seas, Men-of-war, Fire, Ene
mies, Pirates, Rovers, Thieves, Jettisons, Letters of Mart and Counter Mart, Surprisals, Takings at
Sea, Arrests, Restraints and Detainments of all Kings, Princes and people, of what Nation, Condition
or Quality soever, Barratry of the Master and Mariners, and of all other Perils, Losses and
Misfortunes, that have or shall come to the Hurt, Detriment, or Damage of the said Goods and
Merchandizes or any part thereof. AND in case of any Loss or Misfortune, it shall be lawful for the
Assured, his or their Factors, Servants or Assigns, to sue, labour and travel for, in and about the
Defence, Safeguard and Recovery of the said Goods or Merchandizes or any part thereof without
Prejudice to this Insurance, to the charges whereof the said COMPANY will contribute according to
the rate and quantity of the sum herein Insured. AND it is expressly declared and agreed that no acts
of Insurer or Assured in recovering, saving, or preserving the property insured shall be considered as a
Waiver or Acceptance of Abandonment. AND it is agreed by the said COMPANY that this Writing or
Policy of Insurance shall be of as much Force and Effect as the surest Writing or Policy of
INSURANCE made in LONDON. AND so the said NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,
is contented and doth hereby promise and bind itself, to the Assured, his or their Executors,
Administrators, or Assigns for the true Performance of the Premises: the Assured, having paid or
hereby promising to pay the Consideration due unto the said COMPANY for this Insurance at and after
therateof as per margin ^
Per Cent. AND FURTHER, the said NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, DOTH
HEREBY covenant, promise, and agree, and oblige itself, in case of Loss happening ( which God forbid )
to satisfy and pay the sum of Money by it so Assured, in AS PER MARGIN
at the Exchange of as PER MARGIN
The settlement of all Average Losses and other Matters, relating to this Insurance, shall in like manner
be made by the wp-; £[<=>a*c' > d. ^ SgS D"t S t * le COMPANY there
agreeably to the tenor of this Policy, and according to the established Practice there in such cases.
*** Salt, Saltpetre, Sugar, Jagry, Rice, Corn, Flour, Ghee, Seed, Grain, Tobacco, Hides, Skins, and Spirits, and other
Liquors are warranted free from particular Average under Ten per cent. Tea and Silk under Three per cent, and all other
Goods free of Average under Five per cent, unless general, or occasioned by the Vessel being stranded.
IN WITNESS whereof, We, the AGENTS for the NORTH CHINA INSURANCE COMPANY,
LIMITED, on behalf of the said COMPANY, have hereunto subscribed our name in
this 4111 Day of "F63) ITUS.TY One Thousand Nine
Hundred And erento tw ^ polic 10 S
of the same tenor and date, one of which being apdomphshed, the other OrlG t0 k® v °id
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The file contains correspondence between the following:
- Commandant, Bahrain State Police;
- Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain;
- Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave);
- Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, Sharjah;
- Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, ruler of Qatar;
- Office of the Commissioner, Sind;
- Superintendent, District Prison, Karachi;
- Accountant General, Bombay;
- Eastern Bank Limited, Bahrain;
- Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited, Bahrain;
- Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.
The papers concern prisoners of the Bahrain state, in particular their deportation to places such as India. Many of the papers are covering letters, receipts, invoices, and requests for payment for the upkeep of prisoners held in jails in Karachi, Sukkur, and Hyderabad. This correspondence is between officials of those jails, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain, and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain.
Several other matters are covered by the file, including:
- arrangements between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. and the Commandant of Police for prisoner labour services at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and elsewhere;
- scheduling for police post duties;
- transfers for medical treatment;
- purchase of uniforms;
- dismissal of staff;
- attempted escapes;
- an attempt by a deported convict to re-enter Bahrain from Najd (Saudi Arabia).
Folio 173 is a copy of a letter, dated 6 June 1928, from the Secretary of State for Colonies to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. regarding the official title of the Agent at Jeddah and which is to be used in correspondence with Ibn Saud, ruler of Najd and its dependencies.
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- 1 file (205 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 207; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-2, 4-21, 23-26, 28-33, 35-82, 84-103, 105-147, 149-206; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 6/3 I Transfer of Long Term Prisoners to India; Employment of Prisoners in the Agency etc; Escape of Prisoners from Lawful Custody and their kit'
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- North China Insurance Company Ltd
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