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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' [‎147v] (294/340)

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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{3) In this Order “ breach of the Itegulations ” includes the
bleach ol any native or local law or custom, the observance of
which is required by any King’s Regulations.
*3. Judicial notice shall be taken of this Order and of the
commencement thereof, and of the appointment of the Political
Resident, 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. , and Judicial Assistant, and of the
constitution and limits of the Courts and districts, and of the seals
and signatures, and of any Rules and Regulations made or in foj^^
under this Order, and no proof shall be required of any of suon
matters.
74. .Nothing in this Order shall deprive 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. ,
oi an officer subordinate to him, of the right to observe, and to
enfoice the observance of, or shall deprive any person of the
benefit of any reasonable custom existing in Bahrein, unless this
Order contains some express and specific provision incompatible
with the observance thereof.
75. Nothing in this Order shall—
(R Affect any power or jurisdiction conferred by, or
referred to in, the Act of the Governor-General of
India in Council, entitled the Foreign Jurisdiction
and Extradition Act, 1879 (Act XXI. of 1879), or in
the Indian (Foreign Jurisdiction) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
1902; or
Ui) Affect any jurisdiction for the time being exercisable by
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. under any Imperial Act other
than the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890; or
(hi) 1 1 event 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. from doing' anything which
His Majesty s Consuls in the dominions of any State
in amity with His Majesty are for the time being, by
law, usage, or sufferance, entitled or enabled to do.
70. If a question arises whether any place is or is not in Bahrein
lor the purposes of this Order, it shall be referred to the Political
Resident, and a certificate under his hand and seal shall be con
clusive on the question, and shall be taken judicial notice of by
any Court established under this Order.
i7. Not latei than the 31st day of March in each year, or such
othei day as the Secretary of State, or, with his previous or sub
sequent assent, as the Govenor-General of India in Council
direct from time to time, 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. shall send to
the Governor-General of India in Council, for transmission to
the Secretary of State, a Report on the operation of this Order
up to the 31st day of December in the previous year, or such other
date as the Secretary of State, or, with his previous or subsequent
assent, as the Governor-General of India in Council, directs from
time to time, showing for the last twelve months the number and
nature of the proceedings, criminal and civil, taken under this
Order, and the result thereof, and the number and amount of fees
received, and such other information, and being in such form
as the Secretary of State, or, with his previous or subsequent
assent, as the Governor-General of India in Council from time to
time directs.

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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' [‎147v] (294/340), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3749, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100058813763.0x00005f> [accessed 23 January 2025]

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