Publication Date
4 Jan 1926-14 Dec 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
158
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1899
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x00027a
Library Location
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.
Date
4 Jan 1926-14 Dec 1935 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence regarding the Senior and the Junior Joint Courts in Bahrain. Letters were sent from 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.
to the Ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, informing him of the dates and times of court proceedings. Shaikh Hamad's replies confirm whether he would be attending or not. Cases were postponed on some occasions if they were not urgent. There were also no court cases at Christmas or on other religious holidays. The Shaikh was informed beforehand when court meetings were postponed. The courts were usually held once or twice a week.
The main correspondence is 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.
, Bahrain, and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa. Most of the file is in Arabic.
The file's core correspondence covers the period December 1930 to December 1935. The earlier start date given for the file is a result of correspondence (folio 74) which is also related to the Joint Court.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Folios 137-159 are file notes. Folio 159 was returned to this file after it was discovered during cataloguing that it had been displaced in file IOR/R/15/2/1897 ('File No. E/3 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Commandant of Police, Bahrain').
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Vernacular Office Files: E/6
