'File 18/2 Marriages of British Subjects' [13r] (27/34)
The record is made up of 1 file (15 folios). It was created in 29 Oct 1933-19 Apr 1936. 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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19/97 ' Bated the April 1936
From
The Hon f hie the Politieal Eesidant
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
To
The Poroign Jecretary to the
Oovernmant of India, Hew Delhi#
Suhjectt- Marriages in Bahrain under the Indian
Christian Carriage Aot of 1872.
Sir,
/ I ^have the honour to enclose herewith copy of
a letter Ho• 0/139-13/2 dated the 28th March 1936,
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.
£• Since Bahrain is not an Indian State and since
under King f s Hegulation No. 3 of 1922 the Indian Chris
tian Marriage Act (XV of 1872) has heen made applicable
to Bahrain it would appear that it is Section 5 of this
Act and not section 6 which is relevant to the case
under consideration (see paragraph 5 of Colonel Loch's
letter).
3. If this view is correct then there was no need
under Section 6 (l) for the Bevereod Father Lamh to hold
a licence in order to perform the marriage in question,
since he is an episcopally ordained memher of the Church
of Kome, "both parties were Homan Catholics and one of
them was a British Bubjectt the Act was made applicable
in Bahrain to British subjects only. the carriage was,
therefore......
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The file consists of:
- papers concerning the arrangements for a wedding at Bahrain between two British subjects, including correspondence between Lieutenant-Colonel Percy George Loch, 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 and Captain Everard Huddleston Gastrell, Secretary to 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. , October - November 1933;
- correspondence concerning the powers of 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 to perform marriages in Bahrain under the provisions of the Indian Christian Marriage Act of 1872, March - April 1936.
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- 1 file (15 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. A circled serial number in red crayon refers to an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 15 on the last folio before the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomaly: ff. 1, 1 A.
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- Title
- 'File 18/2 Marriages of British Subjects'
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- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2v:15v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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