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‘File 5/196 I Slave traffic in the Gulf: Hindu boys kidnapped from Karachi and other cases’ [149r] (310/632)
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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1
arid Karel a mentioned the names of the people who had
decoyed them, one of whom was tried and the other is
absconding. The whole story came out as soon as Karimal
found them. From Dubai they were brought back here.
It may be noted that the trial of this case has been,
delayed. First the prosecution were not able to get nold
of Shanker. And even now they have not been able to get
hold of Karimal. The prosecution have attempted to serve
him no less than three times. And this time, though
he has been served, he has not been able to attend tnis
Court. On the last two occasions the case could not be
proceeded owing to the absence of Shanker. fhe fact tnat
Karimal’s presence cannot be secured is uae reason why
his evidence before the Magistrate has been brought on
the record. The learned counsel points out that Darimal’s
evidence has not been subjected to cross-examination. But
Still you have the statement made to primal soon after
_ A w,-rimfll is not concerned in the present
Shanker is found. Farimax is -j-
, . ^ mv ,„ rp i s nothin^ to show that he was hostile
or osecuti on. in ere mj
to the first accused. In fact Shanker also is not connected
wlt h the second accused. Accused Ho. 1, in his own state-
„ * m 4’ to “f' HP T d 3«nIC© X ^
ment, you will remember, said %*».t ne a..a a a
_ . ov-ionVpT* 1 p-ft. liiixi in lurch
Gowadar together and that Shanker -
, , Ta c. aV c that he could not get any informa-
there. Accused Fo.l
, + ,, n t, e r and so he came back to Itarscni. Tner^. is
ti on about snanivex mm 0w
nothing however to snow that Shanker had any grudge a S alnst
the accused Hell while as regards accused No. 2, both
_-t f the accused lo. 2 say that they did
Shanker him sen ana i-a-
, •- Vno . v eacll other at all. Shanker says that
not previously know eacu uu-t-x
„ fit-ct time at G?/adar. Shankar
he saw accused lo. 2 for the first tin... * | H
+rt rwbo-rf/e falsely accused Bo. 2.
had no particular reason to charge
Accused SO. 2 has stated that ho was not atSwadar. He
says that he was in Karachi and he did not previously
know Shankar. So that we have the position that the case
cvrsa-
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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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