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Coll 30/201 ‘Persian Gulf. Judicial. Service of documents upon British subjects in Bahrein Islands.’ [6r] (12/77)
The record is made up of 1 file (36 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1940-4 Sep 1947. 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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(T 15435/15435/371)
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The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
presents his compliments to the Under-Secretary of
State for Commonwealth Relations and is directed hy
the Secretary of State to transmit herewith a copy of
a letter from the Senior Master of the Supreme Court
of Judicature with its original enclosures, relative
to the service in Bahrein of a petition of divorce
in the matter of Beryl Patricia Freehury versus Cecil
Selston Freehury and ISdith Joyce Westerhy.
2. It is requested that the enclosed documents
may he forwarded 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.
, Persian
Gulf for such steps as may he possible with a view
to the service of the petition, and that the documents
may he forwarded on return direct to the Senior
Master.
FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.l.
27th August,1947.
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The file contains papers relating to the service of petitions of alimony and divorce upon British subjects in Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein in the file).
The papers include correspondence, dated 1940, regarding an enquiry from the High Commissioner for Canada about the procedure in effecting service upon a British subject at present in Bahrain of a petition of alimony being prepared as a result of a Decree Absolute of Divorce granted by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and the possibility of enforcing in Bahrain the terms of an order for alimony and maintenance, in the event of such an order being made by the British Columbia Court. This correspondence is between the Official Secretary to the High Commissioner for Canada, the Dominions 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 file also includes correspondence, dated 1947, concerning a request by the Senior Master of the Supreme Court for the service in Bahrain of a petition of divorce. This correspondence is between the President of the King’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, the Senior Master of the Supreme Court, the Foreign Office, and the Commonwealth Relations Office (including internal CRO correspondence).
In addition, the file includes a copy of ‘The Bahrein Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913’, and amendments to the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , dated 1915, 1917, 1922, and 1937.
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (36 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 38, 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3941
- Title
- Coll 30/201 ‘Persian Gulf. Judicial. Service of documents upon British subjects in Bahrein Islands.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:37v, 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