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'File A/4 Rules governing manumission of slaves' [‎22r] (47/66)

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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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Extract of a Note made in this office regarding
Domestic slaves.
Bilal bin Farhan made a statement in this Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. applying
for the issue of a manumission certificate to him. He came from
Dubai, so the papers will be found on file ’’Slaves from Trucial
Coast making statements in this Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ".
Letter No.991 of 14-6-44 from P.O.T.C., Sharjah.
A.P.A.
I ay issue the slave a Manumission certificate please?
Hamad 20/6.
This is a case of domestic slavery and I doubt if we
should interfere. It appears that the slave had not been with
his master for years.
20 / 6 .
Reference your note on reverse.
be give manumission certificate to slaves who apply for
them whether they are domestic or otherwise (see page 10 of
attached file). May issue him a manumission certificate please?
Hamad 1-7-44.
P.O.T.C.
Is the above (p.lO)borne out by your researches?
m -r. T) n /
T.E.R. 1/7/44.
No. All our treaties with Trucial Shaikhs regarding
slavery are aimed at Slave Tradinr . and in particular maritime
slaving. We cannot stop domestic slavery by treaty, but we have
done so on the grounds of sale or cruel treatment. This
case falls under neither category and I would not recommend
issue of a certificate.
A. P • A •
I agree; I am not sure that we have been justified
i X' • — ■> _ - i j X- T
in intefering on grounds of sale or cruel treatment. I
certainly think we should invariably inquire carefully into
each particular case, as a ground rule we should not grant
manumission ex parte unless in most unusual circumstances.

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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).

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1 file (32 folios)
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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.

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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
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