'File No. G/4 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Qadhis.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File No. G/4 V. O. Miscellaneous Correspondence with the Qadhis.'
- Date:
- 1932/1939
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence in the form of letters sent between the Political Agents in Bahrain including Percy Gordon Loch and Tom Hickinbotham and the Qadis (judges) of the Shia and Sunni Sharia Courts in Bahrain such as the Shia Court Qadi Ali bin Hasan Al-Musa, and the Sunni Court Qadi Mahmud Abdullatif. The correspondence is mainly about arranging visits between the appointed Political Agent and the Qadis to discuss court issues. The file also includes letters sent to welcome new Political Agents upon their arrival in Bahrain, and farewell letters sent upon their departure.The file also contains a memorandum from the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, along with three copies of the new rules laid down for the Shia Sharia Appeal Court.The main correspondence is between the Bahrain Political Agency and the Shia and the Sunni Sharia Courts in Bahrain. A significant amount of the file is in Arabic.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 70; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-69; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Courts
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002a2_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002a2_en
IOR/R/15/2/1939
IOR/R/15/2/1939