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‘File 5/196 I Slave traffic in the Gulf: Hindu boys kidnapped from Karachi and other cases’ [43r] (98/632)
The record is made up of 1 volume (312 folios). It was created in 6 Jan 1927-3 Jan 1930. 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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setter No. 2333, dated 21st I’edruary 1927, from the
Superintendent of Police, Karachi neadciuartera. f
hith reference to the correspondence ending with your
No. 564-0 dated 17.2.1927, I have the honour to report that
both Moti and Shankar are in Karachi, the men accused of their
abduction from Karachi are under arrest, and have oeen sent
up for trial. The third boy who is still missing is ^a rel °
alias Nuro. His slave name is reported to be Alamas. He is
believed to be between 14 and 18 years of age, over 4 xeet in
height and is said to walk with a stoop.
It has been discovered that another ooy has been abducted
end disposed of. He was seen by Shankar at a place called
Gorakdhand near Kirbeer, the place through which Moti,Shankar
and Karelo passed. The boy’s name is Punhu alias nalio alias
Dandu son of Kando Machi. The guardian of the boy nussmat
Sihat has been traced, and she has become complainant in this
case, in which we have succeeded in arresting two accused in
cluding one Umar, who was formerly taken into custody oy us,
charged with abducting for slavery still another boy named
Kuso son of Hyder Fakir but released, as sufficient evidence
could not be obtained to enable us to send him up for trial.
Punhu is aged about 12 years, is of medium buila. and of
dark complexion.
uso son of Hyder is a liakrani aged about 12 years, of
sturdybuild and abou 5 feet in height. -He oecretary to the
Honourable the Political Besident of the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
is al
ready in possession of information regarding this boy who
a -i c? 'hpi i pvecL still to Toe in lOnDni
still remains untraced. -~e is oelievea
in possession of one Ahmed ibn KhaliD.
It is requested that the honourable the rolitioal resi
dent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
may he moved to take suoh action as
E
will enable theseJboys also to be traced ana forwarded to
Karachi.
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Correspondence in the first part of the volume relates to specific cases of the kidnapping of boys from Baluchistan/India to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and the efforts of 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. and Political Agents to locate, retrieve and repatriate them. Reference is made to a court case in Karachi, in which witness testimonies reveal the extent of the slave trade across the Gulf of Oman (folios 107-108), and the numbers of slaves on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , with up to 1,500 claimed to be in Dubai.
The volume broadens in scope, reflecting the British Government’s concerns about the extent of the slave trade from Persia/Baluchistan. There are detailed reports made in 1929 on the extent and nature of slavery in the Gulf region, specifically in Kuwait (folios 198-204, 215-216), Qatar (folios 220-223), the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (folios 208-209), and Muscat (folios 242-260). The last of these reports is compiled by Bertram Thomas, then Wazir Minister. [Finance Minister] for the State of Muscat, and focuses on the slave trade in the Al-Batinah region of Oman. The report includes a detailed account of slavery and the pearl diving industry, maps of slave trade routes across the Gulf of Oman and on the Al-Batinah coast, and the names of known slave dealers in the region.
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- 1 volume (312 folios)
- Arrangement
Correspondence contained in the file compiled in a rough chronological order, from earliest at the front to most recent at the rear. f.2 is a handwritten index that lists the high-level contents of the file, organised into either specific reports or broad themes covering extensive amounts of correspondence. The numbering system used by this contents page refers to the earlier foliation system using uncircled numbers.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 307; 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 foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.The volume contains three foliation anomalies, ff 2a, 2b and 233a.
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- ‘File 5/196 I Slave traffic in the Gulf: Hindu boys kidnapped from Karachi and other cases’
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:2v, 2ar:2bv, 3r:18v, 23r:26v, 30r:30v, 34r:58v, 60r:85v, 89r:89v, 92r:95v, 97r:100v, 104r:106v, 108r:229v, 231r:231v, 233ar:233av, 233r:234v, 236r:241v, 259r:259v, 261r:282v, 287r:307v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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