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'File 32/2 Cases before Foreign Judicial Courts' [97r] (192/755)
The record is made up of 1 file (379 folios). It was created in 4 Feb 1905-13 Sep 1928. It was written in English, Arabic and Turkish. 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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Copy of a telegram dated 7th (received June icic. from
Bombay, to British ConsaX, Mohammerah.
Arrest and Iieep in custody under section 4 of Fugitive
offender? Act 1881 Jaghir Khan alias Habib Muhammad Khan abouu
CO years of age, wheat complexion, slightly poet marked in face,
small beard ana moustaches, medium build, height five feet two
inches, Has commi tted criminal breach of' trust as servant
under section 408 Indian Penal Code against Bombay branch of
Burma Oil Company. Has absconded Cist January last and is be
lieved to be at Mohammerah or other
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Ports .Warrant
out here. On receipt of intimation steps will be taken for his
extradition. Letter follows.
Copy of a telegram dated 20th ( received 26th) June 191C, from
the Secretary to
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
, Political Department,
Bombay, to British Consul, Mohammerah.
Your telegram dated 16th June. Jaghir Khan was bom Bhondir
Bhowgir Taluka Gwalior State, Both his parents are native of
Walad near peshawar. He is British Subject , Prior to coming to
Bombay he residing at Dhondir,
the Secretary to
Government of Bombay
From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
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The file contains correspondence, witness statements, marine (or sea) protests, and other documents related to legal cases involving subjects or residents of Kuwait tried before foreign courts.
Documents relating to the first thirteen cases have been indexed (folios 2-3), and include claims of debt, marine protests, witness statements, powers of attorney, certificates, and bills of landing.
The remainder of the file includes documentation relating to similar types of case and also to stolen property, suspected and attempted murder, fugitive and small causes cases. Papers also include arrangements for 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, to collect evidence and for police personnel to travel to the relevant countries for investigations. The correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , several political and judicial offices in the places where cases were being heard (including Bangkok, North Kanara, Mohammerah [Korramshahr], Karachi, Basra, Baghdad, and Gwadur), and a number of individuals and companies involved in the cases. Some of this correspondence included discussion over regional legal matters and the interpretation of certain laws.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (379 folios)
- Arrangement
The file is arranged in rough chronological order.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 381; 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 5-130; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English, Arabic and Turkish in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/87
- Title
- 'File 32/2 Cases before Foreign Judicial Courts'
- Pages
- front, back, front-i, 2r:51r, 52r:58v, 60r:69v, 70v:83v, 84v:86r, 87r:91v, 93r:110v, 112r:112v, 114r:153v, 156r:167r, 168r:182v, 184r:186v, 188r:189v, 191r:197v, 199r:208v, 210r:218r, 219v:225v, 227r:231v, 234r:248v, 249v:252v, 254r:270v, 272r:293v, 294v:295v, 296v:302v, 304r:309v, 310v:337v, 339r:339v, 341r:343v, 344v:349v, 353r:358v, 360v:361v, 363v:380v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence