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'File 19/165 III (C 24) Bahrain Reforms' [‎118r] (240/426)

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The record is made up of 1 file (208 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1924-13 Aug 1925. 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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Joint uourt.xha Ordar In Council couia then me.Ice these ep ; ly to the
Joint oourt w'th the proviso that,in oases insurriciently covered by
tlnse simple codes ,the o jint court can apply the more -fetailed Indian
codes it considered necessary in accordance with ' justice.equity %
gooo conscience' -e term already employed in the order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ,
The ofe ilcs'^overnm^t would have such books printed in ^rabic a
few English copies) & they would afford . basis Tor the -dministration
of Justic«-th«y will doubtless neSd aplification later on whan
^ the Governmnet & inhabitants have progressed.but the main thing to ^im
pt in the beginning snem^ simplicity.
IX tne general idea is approved i would proceed to draw up these
codes as simply as possible 4 with a view to their covering all the
types of suits as cases which normally occur in Bahrain. After ore paring
t-em in English for approval ( giving rafarencas to show rrom wnenca
the subject matter is derived) we vould then proceed with tne translati 1 !
'Tj th tnia end in view it s onld be a good thing if tne Iraq ondsn
codea^civil & criminal t-rdeadare, ^ *Blb»ai codesjcould be procured in
ooth nn.rliah -- ar'-oic .Sentences in the renal code would be based on
ine i.r.O with po sibly £ few modifications on sp«cial local grounus,
reasons .or x.hXon wouxl be out u in a.,oh o 3a 2 I shall be glad to lean
whether you authorise a start to be made in preparing the codes.in whiol
csaa i will at once get on with the • Civil justice Ordinance■.! shall
of course consult shaik Hamad fully. The ^udan Ordinance contains the
nacesssry articles relating to cases whichxiasqc properly be sent to
tne oh^ra 5 etc.
Major. I •A.
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. ,
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File includes correspondence related to a number of topics including a request to the Governor General of Sudan for a copy of Sudan's Penal Code, correspondence between Abdul Wahab Zayani (Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa’s Attorney in exile in Bombay) and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, reports of Sunni violence against the Shia community in Bahrain, discussion regarding the need for a levy corps in Bahrain, discussion on where and how Shaikh Hamad bin Isa’s younger children should be educated, correspondence between Bushire, Bahrain and the Government of India regarding the extent of reforms in Bahrain and the nature of Britain’s role in the country.

The movements of an Egyptian journalist (Ahmed Rifaat) in the region are also mentioned as are several other matters in brief. The file also includes a letter from Herbert Samuel, the British High Commissioner in Palestine that reports news that King Hussein had heard about the removal of Isa as ruler and expressed his concern that it could cause unrest.

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1 file (208 folios)
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Arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of file to latest at end.

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A bound correspondence file. The volume is foliated from the front cover to back cover, with small uncircled numbers in the top-right corner of each front-facing page. Some folios originally missed out have had letters added, e.g. 1a. 1b etc.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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