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File 951/1912 Pt 1 'Bahrein Order in Council' [‎190r] (390/424)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 8 Jun 1911-19 Jan 1915. 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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No. 67 of 1911.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT.
To
SECRET.
General.
The Right Hon’ble the EARL of CREWE, K.G.,
Mis Majesty 9 s Secretary of State for India.
Simla; the 8th June, 191L
s
My Lord,
With reference to Lord Morley’s Secret despatch, No. 11, dated
the 21st May 1909, we have the honour to forward, for the information of His
Majesty’s Government, the correspondence detailed in the annexed schedule in
regard to the proposed Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. for Bahrein.
2. 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. has procured from the
„ Sheikh of Bahrein a request in writing
» e enc ©sure o. . that he may be relieved by the British
Government of the responsibility of exercising jurisdiction over foreigners in
his territory. We consider the document valid enough for the purposes for
which it is required, as it distinctly surrenders all civil and criminal jurisdic
tion over foreigners in Bahrein to the British Government. We, therefore,
recommend that 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. may be empowered to inform the
Sheikh that following thereon, the needful provision has been made by His
Majesty’s Government.
3. We also submit, for Your Lordship’s consideration, a draft of the
proposed Order, and would draw attention to the following specific recommend-
, ations made by our 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.
Vide enclosure No. 4. • xu t> • — ri n? •
m the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , vis .:—
(a) the definition of the expression “ Foreigner ”,
(&) the need for a set of regulations for Registration, and
(<?) the necessity for the Court of 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. in the Persian
Gulf being constituted the “ Chief Court ” for purposes of
Appeals under the proposed Order.
As we agree in substance with the views expressed by the Political
Resident the Order has been drafted to include provision covering the points
detailed above. But in respect of the grant of the powers of a “ Chief Court ”
to 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. , in preference to subordinating the Bahrein Courts to
the High Court at Bombay, we would, in drawing attention to the views
expressed on a similar consideration in connection with Somaliland in
paragraph 4 of Lord George Hamilton’s Political despatch, No. 28, dated the
8th April 1897, mention that 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. will be instructed by letter
that when exercising these powers he must hold his Court within the limits of
the Order.
Similarly the Judicial Assistant to the Consul-General for Ears and the
Coast and Islands of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and to 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. in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , to whom special powers are to be given, will hold his Court,

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The volume concerns proposals for, and the drafting and publication of the Bahrein [Bahrain] Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913.

The correspondence is mainly between 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Zachariah Cox), the Viceroy of India (Lord Hardinge of Penshurst), and senior officials of the Government of India, the Foreign Office and the 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. . The volume also contains draft and published copies of the Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , and a copy of the (Indian) Pilgrim Ships Act, 1895.

Topics discussed in the correspondence include the judicial powers to be granted to 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. , Bahrain; the proposal that 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. , Bahrain be empowered to act as a British Slave-Court under the Slave Trade Acts of 1873 and 1879; the application to the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. of the Pilgrim Ships Act, 1895 by King's Regulation rather than by inclusion in the schedule to the Order; publication of the Order in the Gazette of India ; and the need to bring the Order into operation without delay.

The date range gives the covering dates of all the documents and notes in the volume. The covering dates of the Political and Secret Department minute sheets are 1911-14.

Extent and format
1 volume (205 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 951 (Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ) consists of two volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/248-249. The volumes are divided into two parts, with each part comprising one volume.

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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 207; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 111-206; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.

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