'File 18/10 Trial of Charles E Minnick'

Title:

'File 18/10 Trial of Charles E Minnick'

Date:

1945/1948

Description:

Abstract: 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, Bahrain; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of Bombay; 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.Physical description: 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 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.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Bahrain Petroleum Company

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0003b2_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0003b2_en
IOR/R/15/2/579
IOR/R/15/2/579

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