'Serial No. 30 File No. M-1/J. Subject: Examination on Commission.'

Content

The file contains correspondence regarding eight separate cases raised with the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. from Courts, Firms, and Attorneys outside of Bahrain, asking for help in obtaining testimonies from certain individuals in Bahrain. Examples of those are the Law Offices of Thelen, the Court of the Subordinate Judge of Noakhali, the Court of Small Causes at Bombay, and Fall and Fall Attorneys. Where possible, 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. made the necessary investigations and wrote back to the senders providing them with witnesses' testimonies.

Extent and format

1 file (178 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 176- 179 are file notes.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 180; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-127, and ff 133-175; these numbers are also written in pencil and crayon, but are not circled.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1978

Former external reference(s)

Vernacular Office Files: M-1/J

History of this record

Date(s)

13 Oct 1936-21 May 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Context of creation

This file refers to ‘Examinations on Commission’, powers typically stated under Codes of Civil Procedure, under which Courts could issue Commissions (i.e. grant authority) for the examination of a witness, for example if they could not be present at court, or resided beyond the limits of its jurisdiction.

Subjects

WitnessesCourtsPetitions

People & organisations

Bahrain Petroleum Company

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