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File 9/2 II ‘No. 9/2 Vol. II Criminal Cases’ [131r] (261/422)
The record is made up of 1 file (209 folios). It was created in 13 Nov 1919-14 May 1926. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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Statement of Ham Eharose working as ay
T)hol)i in the American Mission.
On last Sunday (24th June) I went to
take clothing 'Of Mr. Jones for washing.
I then demanded payment from 0-hulain of,
my wages for washing O-hulamjMr. Jones
servant) clothing amounting to R, 4/-
made up as under :-
the month hefort
He, i/~ balance of .wages for last
' month, n
Re 3/- wages for the month expired on
the 20th June 1923 as our account
runs from the 20th of each month,
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On this Ghulain said that he had alrea<
*
.already paid me the rupee one claimed foi'M'
the month before last which I denied. In . (
the -conversation Ghularn used obscene ^
language towards me. On my telling him
to control his tongue he took hold of hi; , A
his Q-iwah (Persian shoe) and gave me two/
•_
strokes with same. aKExK&xxxixxisr. This
whole affaird occurred inithe house of
one Musar also working as a cook to
Nanji, who intervened and separated us.
On this I refused to take all the sisxhi
clothing for v/ashing as Mr. Jones also
owes me R 26/- being two months wages
for washing his clothes* I have not ap
plied to Mr.- Jones for the payment of
one breathed a word at this action of
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The file contains case correspondence, including several witness statements and a few Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. court proceedings, relating to the investigation and prosecution of several criminal offences. These are mainly cases of assault and theft committed in Kuwait against Indian and Persian foreign residents and reported by the victims to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. . Both the perpetrators and victims of these crimes include Government of India staff employed at the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Kuwait Post Office. The main correspondents are Major James Carmichale More, Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Kuwait and Shaikh Salim ab-Subah [Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Sālim bin Mubārak], Emir of Kuwait, whose letter exchanges are in Arabic, together with English translations. Some of the petitions and letters of complaint submitted by the victims to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , are written in Arabic and in a very few cases, in Persian.
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- 1 file (209 folios)
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Files papers are arranged more or less chronologically.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 211; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-210; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/20
- Title
- File 9/2 II ‘No. 9/2 Vol. II Criminal Cases’
- Pages
- 11r:12v, 14r:14v, 18r:18v, 30r:30v, 37r:37v, 40r:40v, 43r:43v, 47r:47v, 49r:51v, 53r:53v, 55r:55v, 61r:62v, 83r:83v, 86r:86v, 96r:96v, 108r:108r, 112r:112v, 114r:144v, 122r:123v, 127r:127v, 140r:140v, 149r:149v, 151r:151v, 153r:154v, 163r:163v, 180r:180v, 193r:193v, 198r:198v, 205r:205v
- Author
- Emir of Kuwait
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