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File 9/2 II ‘No. 9/2 Vol. II Criminal Cases’ [‎209r] (417/422)

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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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Po. of 1926.
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,
Dated the 7th May 1926.
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. *
Kuwait.
Memorandum,
With reference to your Memorandum No.463 dated the
21st April 1926* I send herewith the sum of Rs. 15-8-0 (fifteen
and annas eight, only) in currency notes Toeing the cost of a
deck passage with food incurred by you to send the convict Ali
bin Yusuf here. The accused has been found guilty of house -
breaking by the Joint Court and duly sentenced. The fact that
this criminal was arrested in Kuwait and brought to Justice,
has had a very salutary effect and Shaikh Kamed has again asked
me to thank you and the Shaikh of Kuwait for your kind
cooperation.
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Major* C .I.E.*
Political A gen t, Eahrsi n.
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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
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