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'File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council' [‎133v] (266/581)

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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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Hig Majesty’s Under Secretary of State for India, r |
—’ oo^PiotHTtA. : : ^endment of the Bahrein Order-in-Council.
I an directed to refer to the letter from the Secretary to
the Politic??! Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , No.257-S, dated the
3rd June 1923, and its enclosure, a copy of which was sent by the
mail of the 23th June last. These papers relate to the subject of
amending the Bahrein Order-in-Council so as to provide 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. with the power to deport foreigners.
2* The Government of India regard the present position as an
anomaly which should be terminated. The Sheikh of Bahrein has
ceded jurisdiction over foreigners at Bahrein to the Political
Agent yet retains the right to deport foreigners who prove them
selves mischievous intriguers against the stability of his adminis
tration, while 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. exercises jurisdiction over
foreigners, but cannot deport them, should necessity arise. Both
powers should be in one hand and the Government of India are of
opinion that this result would be achieved, if the amendment in
the Bahrein Ordor-in-Council suggested by the 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.
ingly to request that, if His Majesty’s Government see no objection,
steps may bo taken to effect the amendment proposed.
3. A revised translation of Sheikh Hamad’s letter, prepared
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. , London.
Dated Simla, the
Sir

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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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