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‘M. Suleman Versi of Dar es Salaam versus Ahmed Fakhroo & Bros of Bahrain’ [107r] (213/256)
The record is made up of 1 file (124 folios). It was created in 9 Nov 1947-15 Aug 1950. It was written in English. 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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I MOHAMEDRAZA SULEMAN VERSI of Ear es Salaam in Tanganyika
Territory an Indian Merchant professing the religion of the Shia
Khoja Ithna-asheri sect of Islam solemnly affirm and state as
follows :~
1. I am a partner in the firm of "M.Suleman Versi" who trade at
Ear es Salaam aforesaid, Mombasa in the Protectorate of Kenya,
Zanzibar and elsewhere as (inter alia) Merchants, Importers,
Exporters, Commission Agents,
The other partner in the firm is Mohamedsaleh Suleman Versi.
|he said firm is in this affidavit hereinafter referred to as
’’the Plaintiffs.”
2* The Plaintiffs (whose business wg.s first established in 191o)
are concerned or engaged in trade with most countries of the
wo rid.
3 . I am conversant and have throughout dealt personally with the
matter concerning which the dispute with Ahmed Fakhroo & Bros,
of Bahrain (who in this affidavit are hereinafter referred to
as ’’the Eefendants” ) over 28 barrels of ghee sent to them per
s.s. "Tairea.” has arisen.
4 . Previously to this dispute the Plaintiffs had traded with the
Eefendants.
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I first met Mr. Abdulrehman Elbakir (hereinafter referred to
as ’’Elbakir”) in Karachi in about November 1947. He informed
me he was en route for East Africa. He suggested he should
call in to see the Plaintiffs when he came to Ear es Salaam
as we might do business together. I concurred. When I
I concurred. When I
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The file comprises court papers, including affidavits and exhibits (copies of correspondence, telegrams, invoices, transhipment notes) used in support of an arbitration case brought by M Suleman Versi of Dar es Salaam in Tanganyika, against Ahmed Fakhroo & Bros. of Bahrain. The case was heard at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain on 14 and 15 August 1950, and was a financial dispute over payments for a shipment of ghee made by M Suleman Versi to Bahrain. A summary of the case is included at the front of the file (ff 3-5).
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- 1 file (124 folios)
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The majority of the file is arranged into appendices coming under an unspecified part labelled ‘C’. The appendices are numbered with Roman numerals and are ordered II through to VII, followed by I. Appendices are wrapped in larger sheets of paper, which form a header sheet (labelled ‘C’ with the corresponding appendix number) and rear cover sheet. Within those appendices containing correspondence, the papers are arranged in chronological order, from the earliest papers first, to the latest papers at the end. Summaries of the case (ff 3-11), and papers labelled ‘A’ (f 15) and ‘B’ (f 13) are located at the front of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 126; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1819
- Title
- ‘M. Suleman Versi of Dar es Salaam versus Ahmed Fakhroo & Bros of Bahrain’
- Pages
- 18r:20v, 23r:23v, 25r:28v, 30r:30v, 32r:33v, 36r:36v, 38r:38v, 40r:44v, 47r:47v, 49r:50v, 53r:53v, 57r:59v, 63r:63v, 66r:66v, 72r:75v, 77r:80v, 82r:83v, 85r:85v, 87r:89v, 92r:93v, 97r:98v, 102r:103v, 107r:112v,
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- M Suleman Versi
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