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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎31r] (70/477)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (237 folios). It was created in 22 Mar 1912-5 Oct 1916. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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55. Every person who has not previously been registered applying
to be registered under this Order shall, unless excused by the Political
Agent, atteud personally for that purpose at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , but
no person applying for the renewal of his registration need attend
personally unless directed by 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. so to do.
56. Every person registering himself under this Order may obtain,
if he so desire, a certificate of registration in such form as may be
presented by 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. .
57. If any person to whom this Order applies neglects to register
himself under its provisions he shall not be entitled to the
protection, assistance, or good offices 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. , and shall be
liable to a tine not exceeding Rs. 25 for each instance of such failure,
but he shall, although not registered, be subject to tiie jurisdiction of
the Courts established by this Order.
58. A person applying to be registered under this Order must
produce such evidence as 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. may think necessary that
he is entitled to be registered.
59. Registration under this Order shall be no evidence of nationality,
and a statement to that effect shall be inserted on the face of every
certificate of registration issued under this Order.
1 am directed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to
transmit to you the accompanying copies of the revised draft of the
Bahrein Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. .
1 am to enquire whether the revised draft meets with the concurrence
ui the Marquis of Crewe.
Enclosure No. 3.
From Foreign Office to 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. .
No. 37592.
Foreign Office,
26th October 1912.
Sir,
1 am, ^
The Under Secretary of State,
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. .
A. N ioolson.
s. 1M.

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Papers relating to the drafting, publication and implementation of The Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ( His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1913). Includes papers relating to slave trade jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , February - August 1913; the design of a notarial seal for sealing documents to be used by 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, January - February 1914; a draft slave trade treaty (including documents in Arabic), March-February 1915; difficulties over the implementation of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , especially in view of the background of hostilities caused by the outbreak of World War One, 1914-1916; the legal powers of the Majlis in Bahrain under the terms of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , May 1915; and fees to be charged under the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and the issue of the levying of Khidmah [Arabic 'service' - used to mean a percentage fee on legal cases] by the Sheikh of Bahrain, May 1915 - October 1916.

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1 volume (237 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the system in use starts at the title page and continues to the third folio from the rear of the volume. The foliation sequence appears in pencil, circled, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Foliation anomalies: folio 86 is followed by folios 87A and 87B; folio 92 is followed by 93A, 93B and 93C. Folio 102 folds out slightly beyond the edge of the volume. A second sequence, written in pencil (uncircled) runs from folios 2-229, and appears only on those pages that contain text.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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