Coll 25/3 'Orders in Council: Bahrein; Reports on Working 1930' [‎44r] (87/463)

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Annual reports on the workings of the Bahrain Order-in-Council, 1913 for the years 1927-46. The reports contain information on the civil and criminal cases tried and the numbers of British subjects and British protected persons registered during each year. The reports were written by 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, and are sent as enclosures from the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, New Delhi, to 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. , London.

In addition to the reports is correspondence 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. , the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), and the Foreign Office concerning the following matters:

• The effort, with associated regulations, to confer more powerful judiciary powers on 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. and the Assistant 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 definitions of British Subjects and British Protected Persons as used in connection with the Order-in-Council, and the question of how and to what extent they should be registered in Bahrain
• Procedural questions relating to the death sentence and execution
• Notices given by 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, to the Government of India of various prohibitions and deportations
• An enquiry from the American Consul, Dhahran, about the extent of jurisdiction the United Kingdom has in the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. [United Arab Emirates].

Also contained in the file are copies of the Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1919 (folios 159-71), and the Bahrain (Amendment) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1922 (folio 157).

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1 file (228 folios)

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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 229; 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.

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