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IOR/R/15/2/1978
- Record Id:
- 040-000230329
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002c9
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100066495104.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1978
- Title:
- Serial No. 30 File No. M-1/J. Subject: Examination on Commission.
- Scope & Content:
- The file contains correspondence regarding eight separate cases raised with the Bahrain Political Agency from Courts, Firms, and Attorneys outside of Bahrain, asking for help in obtaining testimonies from certain individuals in Bahrain. Examples of those are the Law Offices of Thelen, the Court of the Subordinate Judge of Noakhali, the Court of Small Causes at Bombay, and Fall and Fall Attorneys. Where possible, the Political Agent made the necessary investigations and wrote back to the senders providing them with witnesses' testimonies.
- 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
040-000230329 - 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/15/2/1978 : Serial No. 30 File No. M-1/J. Subject: Examination on Commission. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0009]/037-000230174[0155]/040-000230329
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (178 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002c9
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1936
- End Date:
- 1946
- Date Range:
- 13 Oct 1936-21 May 1946
- 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 180; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-127, and ff 133-175; these numbers are also written in pencil and crayon, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- Vernacular Office Files: M-1/J
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 176- 179 are file notes.
- Administrative Context:
- This file refers to ‘Examinations on Commission’, powers typically stated under Codes of Civil Procedure, under which Courts could issue Commissions (i.e. grant authority) for the examination of a witness, for example if they could not be present at court, or resided beyond the limits of its jurisdiction.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)