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'File No. E/7 V. O. Correspondence regarding the Diving Court.' [‎44r] (87/90)

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The record is made up of 1 file (43 folios). It was created in 16 Nov 1927-15 Jun 1935. 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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Letter uatea 3Uth Safar 1354 (3.6.35/ from the Ruler of
32, i^itar, to the Political ^ent, Bahrain.
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The case to which the Ruler of v^atar refers is
attached, it was dealt with and decided in I.A. T s Court,
vide proceedings dated 30.5.35 and 1.6.35.
The diving practice to which the Ruler of ^atar
disagrees in his letter, is being applied in Bahrain to
Bahrain and foreign subjects alike, in this connection
please see Adviser’s L.O.letter No*1183/36 dated 14.3.34
at page 29 and notes at pages 1, 2, 3 and 4. In his
letter, the Adviser requested that the Ruler of ^atar may
be asked to carry out this ruling in Qatar as is being
done in Bahrain Kuwait etc., but this matter was not
taken up owing to the reasons mentioned in P.A’s note
dated 17.11.34 at page 3.
it is not known how tne Ruler of ^atar can object
to this ruling being applied against his subjects here.
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The file contains correspondence in the form of memoranda, letters and petitions regarding Diving Court matters in Bahrain. Among the raised issues was the suggestion of setting up a Diving Court in Manama where it would be in closer touch with other courts. Letters were sent by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. to influential merchants and nakhudas (ship captains) asking them if they could sit in the court during diving cases. Also, because the diving law in Qatar and Oman was not exactly the same as the law in Bahrain, there was some discussion as to whether the cases concerning Bahrain subjects who went to Qatar and Oman for diving should be treated the same as those cases relating to divers from Qatar and Oman who had come to Bahrain. This was brought to the attention of the Ruler of Qatar for advice.

The main correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) and the Ruler of Qatar, Abdullah bin Qasim Al-Thani.

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1 file (43 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 39-44 are file notes.

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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 45; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-44; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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