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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [‎56r] (120/477)

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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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(3,
It is requested that in any further communication
on this subject the under-mentioned letter and
number may be quoted, and the reply addressed to—
0FFICE '
'iOiO \
The Under Secretary of State for India,
Political Department,
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. ,
London, S.JV.
Sir,
In continuation of my Uttar of th* 28th February
1J13, P. 43' $ as to the Bahrain Ord&r in VoimciJ, I am
di r&ct ^d to to ih& 'iw&rivu&ni vf
India's Secret 2*tt*r Vo* 42, dat*d f*th May 1923
r coj>y cormnniaataj to foreign Office 2Sth May), r*com
manding that the 'olitioa2 Resident in the Persian
*u2 ? md the Po2itica2 Agent, l ahrein, should he
invested with Jurisdiction for the spheres of their
resjectim Orders in CJonncil, viz: (2) the Persian
OaiMb a*ui Is2amis and (2) Bahrain, to dw2 vith and
try V2av& cases* fhe Marquess of Ire&e desires
i-o eumend this jrc,josa2 to the fuvuurable consiaen-
ion of the Secretary of State for oreign Affairs.
As regards the j osition of the Po2itica2 Agent,
i^uscat, which #as discussed in your 2ettsr No. 14£4 of
the 3rd February 2ast t Sir Grey wi22 have 2eamed
from the Viceroy's telegrv* of the 2*th t 'aroh (copy
communicated to Foreign Office 29th March 2923) that
the tovernrcent of India hive finder considemlicn the
revision of the yashat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , and that a
communication on she subject ma; short2y be expected
Jrom them* The q wt ion of Maskat can, however, be
taken up sejf arate2y &hen the premised comrmnication
has been received; and ;teanwhi2e there se^is no rmsonn
why* if Sir Orey concurs, ste/s shou2d not be taken
a once to give effmcf- to the Goverrment qf India's
The Under Secretary oj State,
FOREIGN OFFICE,

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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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