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'File XXIX/2 Slavery in Kuwait' [‎137r] (273/296)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (148 folios). It was created in 2 Nov 1907-27 Sep 1929. It was written in English 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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(7) One Indian boy Mirza son of Gbulam Hussein recovered by tbe Kesidency
Agent, Shargab, and repatriated to Bombay in October 1927.
(8) In tbe beginning of December 1927 two Baluchis Sbambeh bin Sbahim
of Karawan, aged 35, and another Khamis bin Ibrahim of Sadaich, aged 30, divers
vvere going to Kalba to meet relations, at Khaburah and Sowaiq respectively. At
village Bathnah they were captured by Bedouins and taken to camp in the interior
of Ras-ul-Khaimeh. Headman Ali bin Saif al Khateri took Khamis and Shambeh
was given to Bedouins. Village Bathnah is a dependency of the Shaikh of Fujai-
lah. All bin Saif is the head of the Khawatar tribe living in the interior territory
of Has ul-Khaimah. Shambeh fled and informed the Chief of Ras-ul-Khaimeh
who informed the 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 but was afraid to render any help himself for
fear of annoying the Bedouins. The 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 with the help of the Chiefs
of Umm-ul-Quwain and Hemriyyeh was able to threaten Ali bin Saif and recover
the Baluchi. Chief of Ras-ul-Khaimah was warned, but he has written to say
that he has no authority in the interior.
(9) On the 14th January 1928 a Baluch reported to the 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,
Shargah, that he had seen at Debai Baluch women and children brought to Abu
Dhabi for sale. The 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 recovered two women and two children,
(Zahra daughter of Ahmed of Minab, aged 19, with a child, and Bibak daughter of
Muhammed Rudbari, aged 27 and a child) from the house of Hilal of Nejd. The
women had been kidnapped by Muhin bin Mubarak Baluchi, said to be well known
in Mekran, and brought to Debai for sale. The women have been repatriated to
Minab via Bandar Abbas, and Director, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Section, Indo-European
Telegraph Department, Karachi, his been asked for details of Muhin bin Mubarak.
(10) On 7th March 1928 a Baluchi woman Amnah daughter of Muhammed,
aged 27, took bast with the 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 at Debai. Sold by her former husband
Muhammed to Abdullah bin Muhammed bin Muhammed Dawwar living at Thar-
mad and finally sold to Muhammed bin Abdul Rahman al Qufaidi. As woman
preferred to remain in Shargah and did not want to return to Mekran, she was given
a Manumission Certificate. The 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 has been asked to report result
of his enquiries with regard to both the Abdullahs.
(11) On 23rd April 1928 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 reported that two Baluchis from
Muscat had been arrested while endeavouring to barter two begger Indians to
Bedouins. Enquiries showed that the two persons belonged to Muscat and were
not Persians. They originally were Jedghas of Kuchatl. Indians have been
repatriated and the 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 asked to send the two delinquents to Poli
tical Agent, Muscat, who has been asked to request Muscat Government to have
these two men punished suitably for their offence.
(12) In April 1928 a certain Ghulam son of Qasim Ali Hijlasaz of Minab,
aged 17, took refuge with the assistant of the 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 at Dubai. The
youth had been kidnapped by 12 Bashakirdis, under Abd Ali, and sold to Hassan
Shah Baluchi of Kharawan. Finally brought to Debai for sale but he escaped.
The 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 has been asked to repatriate the youth and His Majesty’s
Consul and Assistant to the Resident, Bandar Abbas has plso been asked to
bring the fact to the notice of the local authorities with a view of their
taking suitable action.
(13) Twenty-one relations of Salahucldin bin Kamal Baluch of Task were
kidnapped in 1924 and nine of them traced to Batinah. Five have so far been
recovered, one died, Muhammed son of Jan Mohammed son-in-law of Salahuddin,
whose wife and child have lately been recovered, is at present in Muscat. This
case shows so fully the conditions of the trade and the methods used that I have
made a separate report of it.
Enclosure 2. •
SUMMARY.
Kidnapping of twenty-one relations of Salahuddin bin Kamal, a Baluchi of Jash.
In January 1924 Salahuddin bin Kamal a Baluchi of Jask reported to 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. , Muscat, that while he was at Charbar Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Mir Hoti’s men had
taken away twenty-one relatives of his, women and children, destination not known.

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, printed reports, memoranda, and notes, relating to the manumission procedure in Kuwait. Correspondence also discusses the procedure to follow if Kuwait slaves take refuge at other British agencies in the Gulf. Further discussion surrounds the issue of consistency of practice and whether guidelines should be issued by the Government of India.

Included in the volume is a copy (ff 34-44) of typed notes 'Part 1:Notes for Guidance on Persian shore of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Part 2: Notes for guidance on Arabian shore of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' with sections on Kuwait, Bahrain, Maskat and Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .

Also included (folio 79) is a copy of the proclamation issued by the Government of India in 1873 'notifiying the penalites which British subjects will incur by illegally possessing and in any way trafficking in slaves, or aiding others in such traffic.'

The principal correspondents in the volume include 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. , Kuwait (Stuart George Knox; James Carmichael More); 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. , Bahrain (Francis Beville Prideaux); the Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department (Sir Louis William Dane); the Assistant Resident, Bushire (Richard Lockington Birdwood); the Ruler of Kuwait (Shaikh Mubarak bin Sabah al-Sabah; Shaikh Salim al-Mubarak al-Sabah).

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1 volume (148 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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 148; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-147, and ff 3-133; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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