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IOR/R/15/2/1824
- Record Id:
- 040-000230175
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00022f
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100083737636.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1824
- Title:
- File A 1/J I Correspondence of the Adviser
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains papers and correspondence sent between the Political Agency 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 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 (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'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 Court on claims of nationality, unless the claim is made at the first hearing (folio 74).
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000230174
040-000230175 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/1824-1980 : Bahrain Agency, Vernacular Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/1824 : File A 1/J I Correspondence of the Adviser - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0009]/037-000230174[0001]/040-000230175
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (102 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x00022f
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1935
- End Date:
- 1945
- Date Range:
- 20 Mar 1935-31 Dec 1945
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- 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 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.
- Former External References:
- Vernacular Office Files: A 1/J
- Arrangement:
- 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.
- Administrative Context:
- The Bahrain Court, established by the Advisor to the Bahrain Government Charles Belgrave, heard civil and criminal cases between Bahrain subjects. By contrast, the Political Agent's Court (or District Court) heard cases involving British subjects (including Indian subjects) and other foreigners.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)