'File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council' [82v] (164/581)
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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Telegram.R.
From Political,Baghdad.
To Political,Bushire.
No.1964 .J
Dated 14th received 15th Feb.1919
Your telegram\ITo.250. I concur.
Political.
Telegram R.
From Political,Bahrein. n
To Political,Bushire.
No. 28/0 /
Dated and received 15th Feb,1919.
U
Your\251 of 14th.
I propose 'to ask Sheikh(?) to abandon Khidma
altogether that is
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
300 per month.
This I feel sure he will agree to. His objection
is lest it be thought by Arab Rulers that,by accepting monthly
sum of 300
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, he is a subsidised vassal of Britain. >
Is the© any reason why Majlis-al-Lirfi should not
be situated elsewhere than in
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. I see no reason as finding
has to be approved by me, and half members may be selected by us.
I recommeild Majlis and joint Court sit(?) away from
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
I would be very grateful for an early reply.
Sheikh is very anxious that hi^message of appreciation should be
telegraphed to His Britannic Majesty*s Government.
Political
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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)
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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 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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- 'File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council'
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- front, front-i, 2r:140v, 141v:173v, 175r:290r, 290:291
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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