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'File A 1/J I Correspondence of the Adviser' [‎61r] (121/204)

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The record is made up of 1 file (102 folios). It was created in 20 Mar 1935-31 Dec 1945. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Office of the Adviser to
the Government, Bahrain
Dated, 6th Dulhaj, 1363
November 22, 1944
H. B. M f 3 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.
Bahrain•
Memorandum: -
With reference to your endorsement No.170 dated
11th November 1944, enclosing a complaint from one
Mohamed Noor bin Abdul Ghafoor of Busateen. The
complainant has appeared, over a period of four years,
in the Bahrain Court and the Bahrain Small Court and
his case was heard by the Bahrain Appeal Court. At
no time did he suggest that he was a foreigner.
His Highness Shailch Sulman is acquainted with the
case as he was president of the Appeal Court and I
have therefore shown him the papers. Neither he nor
I find any reason for reversing the judgement which
was given in this case and His Highness is not prepared
to accept the late-in-the-day declaration of the comp
lainant that he is a foreign subject as he could have
put forward this claim either in the lower courts or
when he made an appeal to the Appeal Court.
The complainant was ordered by the Small Court to
vacate the ground about a year ago, he failed to do so
and last week he was told that if he did not vacate
the ground he would be evicted. He owns other property
in Busateen which is not in dispute.
In the meantime action has been according
to your endorsement, I should be obliged if you would
let me know whether the Court f s order can now be carried
out.
Adviser to the Government
S.Z

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The file contains papers and correspondence sent between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) between 1935 and 1945, relating to civil and criminal court cases in Bahrain. The cases raised include property theft (folios 26-29), disputes over land ownership (folio 59), inheritance (folios 13-19), accidential death (folio 48), and liability for the dangerous condition of roads (folios 33-34).

Correspondence between 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. and Belgrave in early 1945 relates to a court case involving an Iranian complainant. The case had proceeded through the Bahrain (domestic) courts for a number of years, on the presumption that the man was a native Bahraini. 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. (Cornelius James Pelly) and Belgrave discuss the implications of the man's revelation that he is Iranian, and whether the case should now be transferred to 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. 's court, which has jurisdiction over non-Bahraini subjects (see folios 55-74, and office notes at folios 99-101). The case leads to the republishing of a Government proclamation, stating that no cases may be transferred from the Bahrain Court to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Court on claims of nationality, unless the claim is made at the first hearing (folio 74).

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1 file (102 folios)
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Correspondence in the file has been arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest at the front of the file to the latest at the end. There are office notes located at the end of the file (ff 93-104), which relate to some cases in the correspondence, and mirror the chronological sequence of the correspondence.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 102; 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 2-101; 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 and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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