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File 3104/1915 Pt 8 ‘Mesopotamia – Trade; Prize Court Proceedings re s.s. "Albistan" &c’ [‎i-v] (9/334)

The record is made up of 1 volume (163 folios). It was created in 3 Apr 1917-18 Dec 1919. 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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Correspondence and other papers relating to the Prize Court proceedings of the SS Albistan and SS Avristan. Most of the papers relate to the case of the Albistan, which sailed from Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] in Mesopotamia [Iraq] in October 1914 (prior to war being declared between Britain and the Ottoman Empire), arriving in London in December 1914. In January 1915 the Albistan’s cargo, consisting of goods shipped from Baghdad, was seized by the Admiralty as enemy property. The file comprises correspondence between government officials, including the Foreign Office and HM’s Procurator General (Prize Department) at the Treasury, and some of the key claimants and their legal representatives in the case. These include the firms M Samuel & Company and Frederick Huth & Company, both of which were represented by Waltons & Company. The file includes details of the proceedings, as reported in Lloyd’s List on 27 February 1917 (ff 160-161), and a copy of the judgement made at the High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division, dated 17 May 1918 (ff 51-54).

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (163 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.

The subject 3104 (German War: conquered territory, Mesopotamia: trade) consists of 9 volumes, IOR/L/PS/10/564-572. The volumes are divided into ten parts, with parts 1 to 8 comprising one volume each, and parts 9 and 10 comprising the last volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 161; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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File 3104/1915 Pt 8 ‘Mesopotamia – Trade; Prize Court Proceedings re s.s. "Albistan" &c’ [‎i-v] (9/334), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/571, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100070001353.0x00000a> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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