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Coll 30/36 'Bahrain: claim of Yusuf Lutfali Khunji a Persian subject against Shaikh Hamad in respect of an ice factory' [42r] (83/340)
The record is made up of 1 file (168 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1930-15 Jun 1933. 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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Copy ot a letter oated tue 15tn August 1930 Irom Mr*
Yusuf Lutfally Khonji, 95 St. Andrews Road Nortn, St. Annes-
on-Sea, Lancs, to His Britauiic ifcjesty’s Political,Agent,
Bahrain.
I should oe pleased if you would advise me of my
position in tne iallowing circumstances -
About 8 years ago I entered into a partnersnip agreement
witn Shaikh Hamaa Al Khalifa wnereoy we tooK over a
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
and tne raacnines tnerein for Ice making-on tne terms tnat eacn (
of us was lo put into tne partnersnip tne same amount of
capital, ana profits or losses were to oe divided equally.
For about b years tnis arrangement was carried out, but
at me end of tnat time it was agreed between Shaikh Hamad and
myself that I should continue to carry on the business and alone
be responsible for any losses or taice over any profits. Last
year I was iniormed by Shaikh Hamad tnat ne desired our
partnership to be dissolved, and I understand that tne matter
came before you and you decided that Shaikh Hamad should be at
liberty to take away one of tne ice making machines. This
decision was never acted upon and it was arranged tnat I should
continue tne business upon the same terms as previously.
In the early part of July of this year I received a
telegram from Shaikh Hamad informing me that the Municipality
at Bahrain nad offered to him 10,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
lor nis snare in
our partnersnip witn a Royalty of 500
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
lor 5 years
subject to a monopoly being given to them for tnat period and
Shaikh Hamad ofiered to allow me to purchase nis snare upon
tne same terms. This I reiused, but made an offer containing
certain otner terms and after several communications I received
a letter from the office of the Adviser to tne Government ai
Bahrain making certain suggestions and informing me tnat ii no
reply was received in 10 days Shaikh Hamad would sell nis snare
to tne Municipality, and would grant tnem tne 5 years monopoly.
I wired in reply to tnis letter on tne oth August, but on tne
11th of August received a cable from my agent informing me tnat
Shaikh
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This file contains papers relating to a legal dispute between Yusuf Lutfally Khunji and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the ruler of Bahrain. The case concerns a joint venture between the aforementioned parties to set up and operate an ice-making plant in Bahrain at a spring owned by Mr. Khunji in 1922. Following the expiration of a five year monopoly on the manufacture and sale of ice in Bahrain, the two parties fell into a dispute on the plant.
The majority of the papers consist of legal correspondence between Mr Khunji's lawyers in Manchester and either 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. in Bahrain or the Financial Advisor to the Ruler of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave. Of note, however, are letters of intervention by the Foreign Minister of Iran through the Persian Legation in London, protesting the treatment of a Persian subject in British protected territory.
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- 1 file (168 folios)
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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 170; 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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- Coll 30/36 'Bahrain: claim of Yusuf Lutfali Khunji a Persian subject against Shaikh Hamad in respect of an ice factory'
- Pages
- 157r:160v, 81r:r:81v, 49r:49v, 42r:43v, 13r:13v
- Author
- Khunji, Yusof Lutfi Ali
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