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1. IOR/F/4/2444/134207

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/F/4/2444/134207
Title:
‘Persia. Private property in Bombay belonging to the estate of the late Abul Hussain Khan formerly Persian Minister for Foreign Affairs, which has been administered to by Mr Acland Hon[oura]ble Company’s Solicitor at this Presidency.~’
Scope & Content:
The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 30 September 1851. The item relates to a debate between Lieutenant-Colonel Justin Sheil, HM Envoy E...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Mar 1844-2 Jul 1851
Extent:
1 item (25 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/26

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/26
Title:
PZ 3166/31 'Koweit-Iraq: Reciprocal arrangements for service of summonses emanating from courts of Koweit & Iraq'
Scope & Content:
Thefile contains correspondence regarding the ongoing arrangement within Kuwait for serving summonses and other legal documentation emanating from courts inIraq, and discussion of a reciprocal arrangement within Iraq for documentation emanatingfrom Kuwait. The correspondents are: High Commission,...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
15 Jan 1931-17 Oct 1931
Extent:
1 file (17 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/1/309

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/309
Title:
File 18/143 I (D 87) Service of Iraqi judicial documents in Kuwait
Scope & Content:
The papers are mainly dated April 1930 - September 1931, with a few papers at the rear of the file dated January-February 1935. The file relates to the custom of serving summonses and other legal documents emanating from the Iraq courts on individuals residing in Kuwait (whether Iraqi subjects or...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1930-6 Feb 1935
Extent:
1 volume (114 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1891

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1891
Title:
File D/1 Miscellaneous Correspondence with Baghdad (Iraq).
Scope & Content:
This file is largely formed of miscellaneous correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain, and the British Embassy, Baghdad (also spelled Bagdad in the file). Several items of correspondence are written in Arabic. The file contains translations of letters and memoranda from the Iraqi Min...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
10 Jul 1933-3 Aug 1939
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/2/2017-2022

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/2017-2022
Title:
Registers of legal documents
Scope & Content:
This sub-sub-series consists of registers of legal papers deposited at the Political Agency, Bahrain. The papers include land sales, tenancy agreements, marriage certificates, contracts of employment, powers of attorney, and last wills and testaments. Many of the documents are in Arabic without ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Farsi
Date Range:
1913-1953
Extent:
6 files (1199 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/5/87-90

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/5/87-90
Title:
File 32: Judicial
Scope & Content:
The sub-sub-series consists of judicial files from the First Series of the Kuwait Agency records. The files relate to the legal matters of British and British Indian subjects in Kuwait and of Kuwaiti subjects facing foreign courts, cases that often required the attention of the Political Agent. F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Turkish
Date Range:
1905-1932
Extent:
4 files (1347 folios)