'File 18/10 Trial of Charles E Minnick' [103r] (205/280)
The record is made up of 1 file (138 folios). It was created in 17 Jun 1945-10 Feb 1948. It was written in English. 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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Copy of letter No. 169, dated the 1st December 1945
from Commissioner of United States of America to India,
New Delhi, to the Secretary to the Government of India
in the^lfccatariMLk Affairs Department, New Delhi.
I have the honour to bring to your attention the
case of Charles Elwood Minnick, Jr. t an American citizen
now serving a term of imprisonment in the Yervda
Central Prison at Poona. The Mission has received a
communication from the American Consulate General at
Bombay regarding the conditions of Mr. Mirmick’s
imprisonment, in wfcnch it is requested that certain
details be communicated to the Government of India.
2. Mr. Minnick was convicted, on a charge of theft, to
one year’s simple imprisonment in India by the British
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.
sitting as Judge of Sessions at Bahrein
Island. The prisoner alleges tii t there was some
irregularity in the conduct of the trial inasmuch as he
was not provided with defence counsel.
3. It is understanding of the Consulate C| General at
Bombay that a warrant of commitment should specify the
classification of a convicted persons* imprisonment
and that Ifc; Europeans are customarily classified as
Class "A" prisoners. The p risoner was committed to
jail as a Class "B" prisoner, although the warrant
of commitment did not specify his classification.
4. An officer of the Consulate General interviewed
the prisoner at Poona and reports that the prisoner
complaine bitterly abou thfc rations which heis receiving
He maintains that they arenot fit or adequate, according
to European standards, to maintain a reasonably good
state of health, and states that he has lost 5P pounds
in weight since the date of is conviction. The consular
officer confirms that the prisoner has obviously lost
a great deal of weight*
5. In the circumstances, I should be most grateful were
an investigation to be made regarding the foregoing
allegations with a view to ascertaining whether Mr.
dnmck was in fact convicted under due process of law,
and with a view to mitigating the conditions of his
imprisonment.
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The file relates to the trial, conviction, imprisonment, and release of Charles Elwood Minnick, an American citizen, who was sentenced to a year's imprisonment in Bahrain [also appears in the spelling Bahrein] in 1945 for the theft of tyres from the stores of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO). The papers include correspondence from 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. , Bahrain; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. ; the Government of India; other British officials; and United States consular officials. The file includes:
- papers concerning Minnick's trial and conviction, June-July 1945;
- papers concerning the question of his imprisonment in India, and request to serve his sentence in the United States, July 1945;
- papers relating to Minnick's transfer from Bahrain to a prison in India, and the question of whether the Government of Bahrain was liable for the cost of his transfer, August-September 1945;
- papers concerning complaints by Minnick about the conditions of his detention in Bahrain and his appeal against conviction, October 1945 - March 1946;
- correspondence and receipts relating to the costs of Minnick's maintenance in Bahrain and transfer to India, October 1947 - August 1948.
The covering dates of the correspondence in this file (the main body of papers) are 17 June 1945 - 6 January 1948. The closing date in the overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.
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- 1 file (138 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers in blue and red crayon (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
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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 140; 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 1-140; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- 'File 18/10 Trial of Charles E Minnick'
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- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:34v, 36r:42v, 44r:50v, 52r:53v, 55r:55v, 57r:67v, 69r:69v, 72r:78v, 80r:90v, 92r:110v, 113r:123v, 125r:139v, back-i, back
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