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File 959/1914 Pt 2 'Abyssinia: Order in Council. Recovery of maintenance charges of prisoners convicted in Abyssinia and confined in Aden District Prison.' [163r] (251/878)
The record is made up of 1 item (30 folios). It was created in 24 Nov 1926-14 Feb 1929. It was written in English. 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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Witness Mesha Josef, duly affirmed.
Mr. Gardiner , Did witness see the assault?
Answer:- He was in his shop and did not actually see
blow.
Does witness know anything of matter ?
Answer: He happened to be in the shop when Shilemy
came for paraffin, made the purchase, told his boy to take
the case of paraffin, whereupon prisoner who was sitting
there said "Do you mean to s^y you have such a strong
servant" ? Shilemy replied that it did not concern him.
Prisoner then began abusing Shilemy calling him insulting
names. Witness did not hear any arguments about Church
matters, Shilemy went out of the shop, and witness
caught prisoner, trying to prevent him leaving shop, but
did not succeed and prisoner ran out of shop.
Witness remained in shop until owner returned about 5
minutes later and he went out and saw prisoner being
pushed by Abyssinians,
He is a Jew, lives in Djibouti - is in Addis Abeba for
a law case. Kmews Haroon Saleh by reputation as a
trouble maker.
OKOaS EXAM IHi£D 3Y PRISONhK . Did not Shilemy begin
when he entered shop by saying to me "you cannot enter
Church again" ?
Answer:- First Haroon Saleh made remark about servants,
2 nd,Shilemy replied that that did not concern
him.
3rd. Haroon began insulting remarks.
Did Shilemy try to beat me ? Reply. No. I did not see.
Did Shilemy’s servant beat me on my bacK ?
Reply - No. I did not see.
Adjourned to July 7th.
7.7.26.
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This part contains papers, mainly correspondence, largely relating to the recovery by the Government of India of the cost of maintaining in Aden District Prison prisoners convicted by British authorities in Abyssinia.
The correspondence is mostly between the following:
- The Foreign Office and the Treasury.
- The Foreign Office and HM Consul, Addis Ababa.
- The Foreign and Political Department of the Government of India, and HM Consul, Addis Ababa.
- The Government of India, Foreign and Political Department, and the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. Political Department.
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- File 959/1914 Pt 2 'Abyssinia: Order in Council. Recovery of maintenance charges of prisoners convicted in Abyssinia and confined in Aden District Prison.'
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- 38r:476v
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