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Subject Legal procedure Digitised Content Platform Qatar Digital Library Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

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/5/268, ff 648-658

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/5/268, ff 648-658
Title:
Legal Cases Dealt with by Political Officers in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
Letter and Enclosures to HM Secretary of State for India, dated 20 December 1871. The papers include correspondence dated 1870-71 concerning the legal claims of British subjects, chiefs, and others, dealt with by the Assistant Resident, Persian Gulf (Major Sidney Smith) during the cruise of HM ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Sep 1871-23 Jan 1872
Extent:
1 item (11 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2850

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2850
Title:
Coll 17/6 'Iraq and Persia: judicial cooperation agreement'
Scope & Content:
Copy correspondence between the Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs ('Abdulla Beg Al Damluji, then Ja'far Al 'Askari), the High Commissioner for Iraq (Sir Francis Humphrys), and the Government of Persia [Iran], regarding discussions over a proposed Judicial Co-operation Agreement. The corresponde...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Sep 1931-27 Oct 1932
Extent:
1 file (36 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/3452

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/3452
Title:
Coll 28/47 ‘Persia. Judicial. Obligation of foreign subjects to deposit security for costs in law suits.’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning a law passed by the Persian Government in 1929 that obliged foreign subjects in Persia [Iran] to deposit security for costs in law suits brought before the ’Adliyeh (Courts of the Persian Ministry of Justice). The correspondence, chiefly exchanged between HM’s Envoy Ext...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
25 Oct 1929-20 Oct 1932
Extent:
1 file (49 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/18/B362

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/18/B362
Title:
Middle East: the Judicial Systems of Mesopotamia and Palestine. Note by Major Marrs on Sir H. Samuel's Despatch No. 157, dated 29th November 1920.
Scope & Content:
A note by Major Robert Marrs, in which the author provides a comparison of the judicial systems in Mesopotamia and Palestine, followed by a number of points regarding jurisdiction over foreigners in those places.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
5 Jan 1921
Extent:

1 file (2 folios)

6. IOR/R/15/2/1940

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1940
Title:
File No. G/5 V. O. Correspondence with the Qadhis regarding judicial matters.
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence in the form of letters, petitions and reports, regarding divorce cases of local women in Bahrain. The correspondence is between a Qatari local woman, the Bahrain Sharia Court, the Bahrain Political Agency, and the Ruler of Qatar (Abdullah bin Qasim Al-Thani). The...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
5 May 1932-20 Feb 1934
Extent:
1 file (13 folios)

7. IOR/R/15/2/1955

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1955
Title:
File J/36 'Correspondence received from outside Bahrain'
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence with claimants of funds and estates from outside Bahrain, but who either have relations in Bahrain or used to reside there as foreign subjects. Most papers relate to civil cases of divorce and inheritance, primarily between Bahrain, Iran and India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
8 Oct 1946-17 Aug 1948
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

8. IOR/R/15/2/1965

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1965
Title:
File K/10 Agency Court Fees
Scope & Content:
This file contains documentation and regulations pertaining to the charging of court fees in the Political Agent's Court in Bahrain, and the Bahrain Court. The majority of the papers contain detailed instructions on case types, legal procedures, and various forms of judicial acts for which defend...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Nov 1923-10 Jun 1945
Extent:
1 file (74 Folios)