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'File 32/2 Cases before Foreign Judicial Courts' [354r] (701/755)
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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fron tho Soorotary to the Hobble tho Political Pooidont
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, to the Penorbranoer of Loyal Affhiro
to tno Govomnont of I oral>ay #
I an diroctod to asfc for tho benefit of your ©pinion
on tho follav*'lny two points:-
(l) Whothor docrooa paaaod by (Courts in Prit^sh
InC)j\ nay be executed in Bahrein by the Poli
tical Agent, whoro the Judmont debtor owns
property in Bahrein t
(P) Vfhother traneforo of property eituePod *,n
Pahrein nay bo legally offecteci by nrans
docunente registered in British India#
8 * above two quootiona are not • ^ any nornr ^
tnoorotleal Interest only, but of voiyr great practical
inportanoo# In regn.rde tho first it is nhooco^rv to ? -n >w
whathor it is Inount^ent on tho Political Ayont to execute
decrees sent to bin fron British India since there cir* a
largo number of Indians carrying on tra 0 in Bahrein and
it in not difficult for thorn to secure or parte decrees p
British India Courts against tho illiterate and ignorant
Arabs *-lu>i whom they Iv Vf v dealings in P a h re* n #
As royardo tho second, it lo very ©asv f
who have property in Bahrein to render nugatory any de
cree nassed against then 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.
by
coodlng docunente executed in British India showing that
all thoir -roporty in ah rain has boon alienated already#
Seeing that under noction 55(1) of the Bahrein
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
1015 rider which we erorcioe Jurist let
in Bahrein the Civil Procedure Code and otlicr similar nnn •
non to have offoot n as if Bahrein tre^o a district ir the
Presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
of Bcnbay* It would anpear at first eight that
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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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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence