HOFFMAN, District Judge.
Abdul Samad, a citizen of Pakistan, signed aboard the British s/s Etivebank at Calcutta, India, on March 5, 1953. Returning to that port after a six months voyage, he re-signed aboard the same vessel at Calcutta on October 1, 1953, as a "lascar" (referred to as a "sailor", the equivalent of an "ordinary seaman") for a term of twelve months at wages of 125 Rupees per month (equivalent of $38 American money). The agreement, printed in English...
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