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File 9/2 II ‘No. 9/2 Vol. II Criminal Cases’ [16r] (31/422)
The record is made up of 1 file (209 folios). It was created in 13 Nov 1919-14 May 1926. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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Pt)litioal
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait.
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^ated the 2oth Uanuary 1921.
No .44 oifi 1921.
To.
His -Excellency Shaikh Balim as-Subah.
Rular of Kuwait
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With reference to your letter dated the 12th. Muharram 1339 ; ;
relative to a ] etition which one Ja'far bin Hussain had presented to
H,B.M'S Consul Muhammarah. i communicated your reply to the Consul
and informed him of the true facts of the case. v
" x e now as^-cs whether Your Excellency has yet finally settled
the case, and if so, whether you are returning any portion of the se-
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ized property the petitioner. , _ *
If your Excellency agree to do to - and aogg to deduct what ,\
ycu consider a suitaple fine for maKing a false complaint and send me
the balance I will remit it to the Consul at Muhammarah for return
to the *
Sd/- J.C.More,
Major,
olitical Agent, Kuwait.
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The file contains case correspondence, including several witness statements and a few Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. court proceedings, relating to the investigation and prosecution of several criminal offences. These are mainly cases of assault and theft committed in Kuwait against Indian and Persian foreign residents and reported by the victims 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. . Both the perpetrators and victims of these crimes include Government of India staff employed at the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Kuwait Post Office. The main correspondents are Major James Carmichale More, 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. , Kuwait and Shaikh Salim ab-Subah [Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Sālim bin Mubārak], Emir of Kuwait, whose letter exchanges are in Arabic, together with English translations. Some of the petitions and letters of complaint submitted by the victims 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. , are written in Arabic and in a very few cases, in Persian.
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- 1 file (209 folios)
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Files papers are arranged more or less chronologically.
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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 211; 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 1-210; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/20
- Title
- File 9/2 II ‘No. 9/2 Vol. II Criminal Cases’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:10v, 13r:13v, 15r:17v, 19r:29v, 31r:36v, 38r:39v, 41r:42v, 44r:46v, 48r:48v, 52r:52v, 54r:54v, 56r:60v, 63r:82v, 84r:85v, 87r:95v, 97r:107v, 108v:111v, 113r:113v, 145r:148v, 150r:150v, 152r:152v, 155r:162v, 164r:179v, 181r:192v, 194r:197v, 199r:210v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence