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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' [138v] (276/340)
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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7 . In the event of the death, incapacity, removal, or absence
from Bahrein of 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.
for the time being, all and
every the powers, authorities, and immunities by this Order
granted to him shall, until His Majesty’s further pleasure is
signified through the Governor-General of India in Council, be
vested in 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.
.
8 . The powers conferred by this Order shall extend to the
persons and matters following, in so far as by Treaty, grants
usage, sufferance, or other lawful means, His Majesty has pins
diction in relation to such persons, matters, and things, that is
(1) British subjects, as herein defined, within the limits of
this Order.
(' 2 ) Foreigners with respect to whom the Sheikh of Bahrein
has agreed with His Majesty for, or consented to, the
exercise of jurisdiction by His Majesty.
(3) Bahrein subjects registered in the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
as
being in the regular service of British subjects or
foreigners ; with the proviso that all cases wherein
such Bahrein subjects are concerned shall be dealt
with in accordance with the provisions of Part V. of
this Order.
( 4 ) The expression “ person to whom this Order applies "
shall be construed in accordance with the above three
sub-Articles.
(5) The property and all personal or proprietary rights and
liabilities within the said limits of British subjects
and of foreigners within sub-Article ( 2 ) and of
Bahrein subjects within sub-Article (3), whether such
persons are themselves within or without the limits of
tliis Order.
( 6 ) British ships and ships belonging to foreigners within
sub-Article (2) with their boats, and the persons and
property on board thereof, or belonging thereto, being
within the limits of this Order; provided that juris
diction over foreign ships shall not be exercised other
wise than according to the practice of the High Court
in England in the exercise of jurisdiction over foreign
ships.
(7) 11 any question arises whether the subjects or citizens
of any country, State, or tribe have or have not been
placed under the jurisdiction of His Majesty by agree
ment with, or the consent of, the Sheikh of Bahrein,
it shall be referred by the Court to the Political
Resident, and a certificate under his hand and seal
shall be conclusive on the question, and judicial notice
shall be taken thereof.
0. All His Majesty s jurisdiction exercisable within the limits
of this Oidei for the hearing and determination of criminal and
( i\il matters oi lot the maintenance of order, or for the control
ot administration of persons or property, or in relation thereto,
shall he exercised under and according to the provisions of this
Order, so far as this Order extends and applies.
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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
- 167r:168v, 129r:156v
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