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'File A/12 Arrest and capture of slaves'

Title	'File A/12 Arrest and capture of slaves'
Author	an agent. in Bahrain. The first case
Publication Date:	2 Mar 1937-27 Jan 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject	1
Type	Document
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	48
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/2/1856
Record ID	vdc_100000000282.0x00024f
Library Location	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.
Date	2 Mar 1937-27 Jan 1938 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	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).
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	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.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	Vernacular Office Files: A/12

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'File A/12 Arrest and capture of slaves'

Author an agent. in Bahrain. The first case

Publication Date 2 Mar 1937-27 Jan 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject 1

Type Document

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 48

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/2/1856

Record ID vdc_100000000282.0x00024f

Library Location 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.

Date 2 Mar 1937-27 Jan 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes 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).

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme 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.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) Vernacular Office Files: A/12