'File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council' [‎42v] (84/581)

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'File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council'

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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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political
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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. ,
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Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
i\lo.359 Bahrain, the 7th Pay l.;17.
Sir,
I have the honour to suggest that the introduction
of the Bahrain order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. might with advantage he
carried out in the near future.
The occupation of Baghdad,the trend of recent news
from the Western Pront and the entry of the United States
of America into the war indicate that the situation is
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unlikely again to become such as to disturb the communitie
of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,and it seems desirable to make the
Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. an established fact while there are no
subjects of the great Powers (except the ianerican
missionaries) in Bahrain,and especially before the possi
ble coming of Japanese traders.
I venture ,however,to urge that the question of
jurisdiction over the subjects of certain Arab Chiefs,
with whom Shaikh ’Isa claims to have reciprocal agree
ments in this regard,more particularly over Hasawis,
should be settled at the same time, iis you are aware,
Ohaikh ’Isa’s endeavours to deal with cases connected
with iiasawis are a constant source of friction between
him and 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 of late he has renewed
his activities in this direction; a recent case,reported
in my telegram i\o.lo-C of February 15th, 1917,was tided
over by informing Shaikh ’isa that the Government of
India

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Content: 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.
Extent and format: 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.
Written in: English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/300
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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