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'File 5/6 Muhammad Sharif Kuttabdin Awazi (Khan Bahadur)' [‎32r] (65/70)

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The record is made up of 1 file (34 folios). It was created in 12 Jun 1924-14 Mar 1931. 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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Confidential.
No:C/^3 .
Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Bahrain,the 14th ^iarch 1931.
From:-
Captnin C.G.Prior I.A.,
Political Arent.,Bphr"in.
To:-
The ^ecretar
y
to the ilor. r ble the Political Hesident
in the- Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .,Bush ire.
Cir,
1 have the honour to refer to your endorsement Nc:64/S
aatec; the 9th Februsiy 1931,fonv8rdin .p- a letter from the
Under Secretary to the Government of India,No:F/106(2)-H/80
dated the 23th January 1931 and to say that Than Bshadur
Muhammad Chartf stands charged with the offence of cheating
ti A e Customs Department of tne Bahrain Government under
Section 415 l.P.C and alee with fraudalent bankruptcy unaer
Sections 421 and 42^ i.P.C.
2. From papers discovered in his possession there appears
no doubt whatever that he nas been cheating the Bahrain
Government of Customs dues over a period of at least 4 years
and there appears little doubt that he has committea sereral
acts any of which would be sufficient t;o cause his conviction
under Section 421 or Section 422. Since,however,he has
absconded and lias not returned to Bahrain it has not been
found possible to proceed with any of these charges.
3. Finally,although no criminal charge has so far been
brought against him,he appears to have defrauded the Hansa
Line of r sum. of Hs.2,10,000 in his capacity of their agents
by allowing himself as a trader and his son (with whom he
was secretly in partnership) to take delivery of consignments
without retiring the bills of lading from the banks who held
them

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This file contains correspondence between 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. at Bahrain, the British 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. at Bushire and Muḥammad Sharīf bin Ḥājī Qutb al-Dīn Awāzī, as well as copies of correspondence between the British 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. at Bushire and the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, and various statements and court documents.

These correspondence and documents concern the personality of Muḥammad Sharīf bin Ḥājī Quṭb al-Dīn Awāzī, his involvement in the Municipality ( al-Baladiyyah ), and his relations with the Āl Khalīfah family, 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. and other notable personalities in Bahrain and Persia. In addition, there are correspondence concerning a slavery case involving his son, ‘Abd al-Ḥamīd, and his eventual insolvency and abscondment from Bahrain to Persia.

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1 file (34 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.

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Foliation: There is one incomplete foliation sequence and one complete foliation sequence. The complete foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio of writing, on number 2, and runs through to 34, ending on the inside of the back cover. The incomplete foliation sequence appears in blue crayon, circled and in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of the page. It runs from number 1 on folio 2 to number 5 on folio 6.

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