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'File A/4 Rules governing manumission of slaves' [5v] (12/66)
The record is made up of 1 file (32 folios). It was created in 22 May 1926-12 Apr 1950. 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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(xii) Should civil claims or criminal complaints be preferred against
a refugee, as sometimes occurs, the following procedure should be observed—
(a) Civil claims—
(i) If the claim is connected with pearling transactions, it should be
referred to the Salifa Court at the place where the transaction
took place.
(ii) If it is an ordinary claim for a loan, &c., it should be referred to a
Civil Court of a* Kazi, preferably a Kazi acceptable to both
parties.
In both cases a representative of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
or Consulate concerned
should be present.
(£) Criminal complaints—
The refugee should first be freed if he or she is entitled to freedom and
then the complaint should be enquired into and settled un
officially, if possible. If this cannot be done, the case should
be referred to a Shera or Consular Court or the local Adliyeh
according to the nationality of the complainant.
In the local court a representative of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
or Consulate should
be present at the enquiry.
It should be borne in mind, hovrever, that no claim for debt can lie
against a person undoubtedly in state of bonded slavery. •
(xiii) In the case of minors released from slavery, both in their own
interests and in order to save expense,~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.
may at his discretion
consign individuals during the years of Their minority to the guardianship of
approved applicants, almost invariably Christians, to be brought up as
domestic servants, the said applicants executing a bond in which they
o-uarantee to produce their charges whenever required and give such other
undertakings in respect of them as the particular circumstances of the case
may render expedient.
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Foreign Office Press—No, 757—14-3-13—50.
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- Content
The file is comprised of extracts of correspondence and official notices, all referring to the manumission of slaves in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The contents of the file appear to have been compiled by staff at the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. over a number of years for reference purposes on how to deal with manumission cases.
There is a printed copy of the 1913 manumission guidelines on folios 3-5, as well as the 1938 guidelines which superseded them (folios 19-20). There are also numerous extracts from specific manumission cases, letters and memorandums, all clarifying particular aspects of slavery in the Gulf region, for example, how to treat domestic slaves (folio 7), the 'mortgaging' of individuals (folio 8), the mistaken assumption that manumission certificate holders become quasi-British subjects (folio 10B), and British policy towards domestic slaves from Qatar (folio 23).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (32 folios)
- Arrangement
The file's correspondence has been arranged in rough chronological order, beginning with the earliest items at the front, to the latest items at the rear. There is a page of office notes at the end of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The main foliation sequence begins on the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top-right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second foliation sequence runs between ff 3-27; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Foliation errors: 10A and 10B.
Condition: ff 3-5 bear insect damage, although not enough to impair the legibility of the text.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1843
- Title
- 'File A/4 Rules governing manumission of slaves'
- Pages
- 1r:2v, 2ar:2av, 3r:9v, 10ar:10bv, 11r:19v, 21r:31v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence