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'File A/12 Arrest and capture of slaves' [‎12v] (28/96)

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The record is made up of 1 file (48 folios). It was created in 2 Mar 1937-27 Jan 1938. 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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The file contains correspondence related to two slavery related incidents raised with the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain. The first case (folios 1-22) involves two male ex-slaves who were apprehended by the Iranian police while travelling by boat to Henjam [Jazīreh-ye Hengām] to recover their belongings. One of the men escaped from detention and boarded HMS Bideford , where his statement was passed on to the Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . The second case (folios 23-45) involves two men owned by the Saudi Arabian Chargé d'Affaires in Baghdad. Both men absconded to Bahrain, where their statements were taken down (folios 29 and 30-33). Both men were given manumission certificates, authorised by 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. . One of the manumitted slaves later complained of being unable to find work in Bahrain, and requested permission to travel to India (folios 39-41). The office notes reveal that Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff considered the man 'lazy', and turned down his application for passage to India (folio 43).

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1 file (48 folios)
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The correspondence in the file is arranged in chronological order, from the earliest at the front of the file to the latest at the end. The file is further arranged into two cases, one following after the other. Each case has its own office notes at the end, and is fronted by a cover sheet.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence starts on the first folio of the file and continues until the last folio; 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 following foliation anomaly occurs: f 1, f 1A. Additional foliation (since crossed out) appears on ff 24-41.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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