'File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council' [8v] (16/581)
The record is made up of 1 volume (292 folios). It was created in 4 Mar 1916-10 Feb 1929. 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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No. - G.
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From
To
The Under Secretary to the Government of India
•/
in the Foreign and Political Department,
The Deputy
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.
.
Dated Simla, the 2^ Parch 1916.
Sir,
!7ith reference to your letter Do. 2P1, dated the 4th
February 1916, 1 am directed to say that the Government of
India approve the draft hing T s Regulation, applying the
Indian Court Fee Act, 1870, to Bahrein, under Article 70(c)
of the Bahrein
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, 1918, which has been
prepared by you; and to request that the draft Regulation
may now be submitted to His Majesty’s Principal Secretary ot
State for Foreign Affairs, for his approval. It cannot,
however, issue until the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
shall come into
force.
A reference has been made to His Majesty’s Secretary of
State for India, regarding the application of the Act to the
Persian Coast and Islands.
I have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant.
JfyVv ^|
Captain,
Under Secretary to the Government of IndiaJ
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The papers relate to the introduction of The Bahrein Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913 ; the question of the levying by the Sheikh of Bahrain of Khidma [ Khidmah , Arabic 'service' - used to mean a percentage fee on legal cases] on court cases and the introduction of court fees by the British, 1916-1919, including reports of discussions of the matter with Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, February - March 1919; The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1924 (His Majesty's Stationery Office Press, 1924); King's Regulation under Article 70 of The Bahrein Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913 ('The Indian Court Fees Regulation 1924'), which provided for the application of the Indian Court Fees Act 1870 to Bahrain; and Rules of Court Under Article 61 (1) of The Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913 , dated 1927, setting out court fees. Includes a letter in Arabic from Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, 1923.
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- 1 volume (292 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use starts at the title page, two folios after the front cover, and continues to the last page of file notes, three folios from the end cover. The foliation system appears written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, 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. There is a second foliation sequence, also written in pencil, but not enclosed in circle, which appears in the same area of many of the folios, but is inconsistently applied.
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- Title
- 'File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:140v, 141v:173v, 175r:290r, 290:291
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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