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‘File 5/191 II Individual slavery cases’ [‎284r] (580/804)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (393 folios). It was created in 2 Aug 1922-17 Dec 1926. 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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Erogi 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,
To T^e Hon’ble the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. Ryshire.
'To.29 dated 1st February 1926.
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I beg to forward herewith a statement of account showing
showing the daily allowance and expenditure incurred on account
oa haixal Raluchi, the woman ano the boy l^ohamad ben £>ulaiman who I
. e.t*e recov/ereo. ao ivaJ.oah ano brojight to RasuF-hhaimah and ohargali^
T hey stayed in the - agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. from the 22nd September 1925 to the 17th
January 1926.
■ • h e n t h e -T 0 n' b 1 e
Soast he ordered me to
from Haikal and pay it
telegram which 1 wired
tne Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. visited the Trucial
release them and take a fine of Rs.300/-
to the ohaikh of ilalbah. The receipt of the
on 2-1-26-by S.^.Baroda 0 to the Hon'ble the
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Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. about Haikal is forwarded herewith. Rlease nay
the amount of daily allowance and expenditure to Khan Bahadur
Abdur Razzaq.
Statement showing daily allowance paid to Haikal bin
M)hamad Baluchi,Sakinah and Hohamad bin Sulaiman and the expendi
ture incurred in bringing them from Kalbah to Rasul-Khaimah and
Shargah.
ih «y arrived at Shargah from Kalbah on 22nd September 1925
and stayed at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. till 17th January 1926. The Hon’ble the
political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. ordered me on the Lawrance" to collect a fine
from Haikal and release him from prison, also release the woman
and inform H.B.M* s Consul Bandar Abbas to send Mohamad f 3 father
in oraei to taxe his son from -^hargah. T}^e whole period of their
stay is 118 days & As,8 per diem each....... Rs.177-9- 0
-’•ages of four men who went from Rasul-
Khaima to Kalbah by Camels to bring Haikal,the
woman and the boy vide my letter Ho.332 dated
27th September 1925 to the Hon’ble the
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. .
Their boat hire from Rasul-Khaimah to
Shargah.,..
Cost of telegram sent to the Hon’ble
the Bolitical '-esident a.sking for instruction
about the said persons...
60/-0 (A)
15/- (i)
16/3/ 0
4^ ?
Uix. -
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To.tal Rs.
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The volume contains correspondence related to individual cases of the enslavement and trade of Baluchis from the Makran coast and Karachi, to the Trucial and Oman Coast, and in particular to Dubai. The correspondence is predominantly between Government representatives in Karachi/Sind, the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire (of which there were three incumbents during the period covered), and the native 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 Sharjah, ‘Īsá bin ‘Abd al-Latif. The cases discussed touch upon British attempts to identify and recover Baluchis reportedly taken and transported to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , repatriation measures, the terms of punishment for traders/kidnappers, and the expenses incurred at offering protection for recovered slaves.

Of particular interest in the file are reports on the slave trade between Baluchistan and the Gulf, 1923/24 (folios 98-114); correspondence between the native agent Non-British agents affiliated with the British Government. at Sharjah and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhs on slave trade (e.g. folios 361-362); and the Hindu community of Dubai’s efforts to take action against the trade of Hindu boys from Karachi (folio 364).

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1 volume (393 folios)
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Correspondence, bound roughly in chronological order, from earliest at front of volume to latest at rear.

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Foliation: The volume is foliated with circled pencil numbers from the front cover to the last folio, in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An earlier foliation system uses uncircled pencil numbers, also in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. .

Condition: There is some insect damage on the front cover and a small number of folios, but not sufficient to impair legibility.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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