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'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council' [118r] (249/477)
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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An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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Pleaee refer to my letter No.556 dated the 9th September 1913,
Sir Percy*a letter No.3011 dated the 3rd October 1913 to Government,
and Foreign letter No«2059-G dated the 5th November 1913 on the sub
ject of the juriediction over all natives of Nejd and Hassa sojourn-
ing in Bahrein.
The position is now very unsatisfactory,but I presume it cannot
be rectified until some settlement is arrived at between Bin Saud
and the Turkish Government^
Sometime ago a case occurred in which Shaikh Isa suddenly con
fined^ Hassawis in Moharaq, and had them flogged for being drunk.
This matter was all over before I heard of it. I protested to Shaikh
Isa that he should not have acted as he did as the matter of juris
diction had been referred to Government, and there was some correspoa
-dence on the subject,but as it seemed to me that Government did not
wish the matter raised in an acute form just now I did not press it.
Recently a man was murdered and his head cut off near Budaya,
and it was thought at first / he was a local man and the Amir was
making enquiries.
Subsequently it turned out that the man was a Hassawi and 2
Hassawis and a slave were arrested on suspicion. I eventually got
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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.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (237 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/1/299
- Title
- 'File 18/55 I (C 101) Bahrain Order in Council'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:86v, 87ar, 87br:87bv, 87av, 88v, 88v:92v, 93ar, 93bv, 93cv, 93br, 93cr, 93av, 94r:103r, 104r:229v, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence