Coll 30/201 ‘Persian Gulf. Judicial. Service of documents upon British subjects in Bahrein Islands.’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 30/201 ‘Persian Gulf. Judicial. Service of documents upon British subjects in Bahrein Islands.’
- Date:
- 1940/1947
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains papers relating to the service of petitions of alimony and divorce upon British subjects in Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein in the file).The papers include correspondence, dated 1940, regarding an enquiry from the High Commissioner for Canada about the procedure in effecting service upon a British subject at present in Bahrain of a petition of alimony being prepared as a result of a Decree Absolute of Divorce granted by the Supreme Court of British Columbia, and the possibility of enforcing in Bahrain the terms of an order for alimony and maintenance, in the event of such an order being made by the British Columbia Court. This correspondence is between the Official Secretary to the High Commissioner for Canada, the Dominions Office and the India Office.The file also includes correspondence, dated 1947, concerning a request by the Senior Master of the Supreme Court for the service in Bahrain of a petition of divorce. This correspondence is between the President of the King’s Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, the Senior Master of the Supreme Court, the Foreign Office, and the Commonwealth Relations Office (including internal CRO correspondence).In addition, the file includes a copy of ‘The Bahrein Order in Council, 1913’, and amendments to the Order in Council, dated 1915, 1917, 1922, and 1937.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 38, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Alimony
Divorce
Bahrain Order in Council (1913)
Jurisdiction - Geographic region:
- Bahrain
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001ff_ar
81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001ff_en
IOR/L/PS/12/3941
IOR/L/PS/12/3941