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'File 11/1 Correspondence re - SLAVE TRAFFIC AND Kidnapping etc: of Slaves (including Proclamations)' [‎4r] (13/76)

The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 20 Apr 1926-13 Feb 1938. It was written in English, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada and Urdu. 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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C's. P. P.—L (in) 958—503*3* 2 S—«
Spl. Police Porm\ 33 .
No. OF 192 6-
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
/ Superintendent of Poi.ice’s Office,
rvb
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12-^ . ^ Camp, Karachi, 3 fr# April ‘^e-
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From
To
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,
Karachi Head-Quarters*
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.
Bahrein
Persian Crulf*
Subject :—
Sir,
I'have the honour to invite a refernce to this Office No
2787 dated 31#3* 1926 forwarding a report of a case registered
here under Section 367 I*P.C* in which a hoy aged 13/14 years
is alleged to have been kidnapped from Karachi. Information
was received that the hoy was working as a slave with one
Ahmed hin Chalih of
I would enquire whether you have been able to find any
trace of the missing boy.
T.C.
X
I have the honour to be.
Sir,

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The file contains copies of covering letters and extracts of the 1873 Slave Trade Proclamation sent between 1926 and 1938. The letters were sent by 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. staff to British representatives in the political agencies in Muscat, Bahrain and Kuwait. The file contains five copies of the extracts of the Proclamation prohibiting slave trade, in five languages (English, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada and Urdu). The file also includes copies of letters requesting investigations into the kidnapping of a young male slave in Karachi (folios 1C-6).

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1 file (38 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 31; 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. The file contains seven foliation anomalies: f 1a, f 1b, f 1c, f 18a, f 25a, f 26a and f 27a.

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English, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada and Urdu in Latin, Devanagari, Gujarati, Kannada and Arabic script
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'File 11/1 Correspondence re - SLAVE TRAFFIC AND Kidnapping etc: of Slaves (including Proclamations)' [‎4r] (13/76), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1365, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100081059986.0x00000e> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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