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1. 'File 18/55 II (C 102) The Bahrain Order in Council'
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- Abstract: The papers relate to the introduction of The Bahrein Order in Council, 1913; the question of the levying by the Sheikh of Bahrain of Khidma[ Khidmah, Arabic 'service' - used to mean a percentage fee on legal cases] on court cases and the introduction of court fees by the British, 1916-1919, including reports of discussions of the matter with Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, February - March 1919; The Bahrein (Amendment) Order in Council, 1924(His Majesty's Stationery Office Press, 1924); King's Regulation under Article 70 of The Bahrein Order in Council, 1913('The Indian Court Fees Regulation 1924'), which provided for the application of the Indian Court Fees Act 1870 to Bahrain; and Rules of Court Under Article 61 (1) of The Bahrain Order in Council, 1913, dated 1927, setting out court fees. Includes a letter in Arabic from Sheikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa, 1923.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation system in use starts at the title page, two folios after the front cover, and continues to the last page of file notes, three folios from the end cover. The foliation system appears written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio. There is a second foliation sequence, also written in pencil, but not enclosed in circle, which appears in the same area of many of the folios, but is inconsistently applied.
2. 'REPORT ON THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY OF PERSIA to June, 1923.'
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- Abstract: This volume consists of a report on the trade and industry of Persia, written in two sub-divided chapters.The volume also includes a map showing trade routes, a summary of general information and a conclusion, and an appendix showing imports and exports from 1921-1922.The report was written by Robert Henry Hadow, Secretary in Charge of Commercial Affairs, British Legation, Tehran, and was printed in 1923 by HM Stationery Office on behalf of the Department of Overseas Trade.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 13; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
3. ‘Muscat. Relative to an Act of Parliament for carrying into effect the agreement between Her Majesty’s Government and His Highness the Imam of Muscat, for the more effectual suppression of the Slave Trade.’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes, which are enclosures to an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 23 June 1849. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123024.The item relates to a new Act of British Parliament passed on 5 September 1848, which carries into effect the recent agreement between Her Majesty and the Imaum [Imām] of Muscat for the suppression of the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved people]. Instructions on how to enact the provisions of the Act are provided by the Governor of Bombay. A mistake in the Act – that Captain Atkins Hamerton is referred to as belonging to the Royal Navy rather than the Bombay Native Infantry – is also discussed.As well as numerous members of the Government of Bombay Council, the item also contains material authored by the Government of India.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 189 of 1850', 'Vol: 3', 'Collection No 1 of No 64', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 136, and terminates at f 142, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
4. ‘Muskat. Slave trade-’
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- Abstract: The item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes, which are enclosures to an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, dated 25 July 1849. A copy of this letter can be found at IOR/F/4/2343/123024.The item relates to a newly published Act of British Parliament concerning the suppression of the 'slave trade' [trade in enslaved people]. A mistake in the preamble of the Act is discussed by the Government of India and the Government of Bombay. Copies of the Act are sent out by the latter to: Samuel Hennell, Resident in the Persian Gulf; Stafford Bettesworth Haines, Political Agent at Aden; and Atkins Hamerton, Her Majesty's Consul and Company's Agent in the Dominions of His Highness the Imam [Imām] of Muscat.Copies and instructions are also sent out to legal representatives within the Bombay administration, as well as to Commodore Stephen Lushington, Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy.The title page of the item contains the following references: 'Bombay Political Department', 'Draft No. 189 of 1850', 'Vol: 3', 'Collection No 1 of No 64', and 'Examiner's Office'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 143, and terminates at f 147, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
5. 'File 45 Company Regulations. Application of Indian Companies Act to Bahrain'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence which mainly discusses the application of the Indian Companies Act in Bahrain. The main concern of the correspondence is the possibility of modifying the Act to allow companies’ shareholders to consist of both British subjects and Bahrain subjects. It also contains correspondence regarding a newly established motor company in Manamah called the Persian United Motor Company, Bahrain, The file includes copies in English and in Persian of the terms and agreements made by the shareholders of the Persian United Motor Company. The file also contains an agreement made between the Political Agent, Bahrain, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and Shaikh Hamad bin Esa [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, Ruler of Bahrain] for the Indian Companies Act in Bahrain to be applicable to the newly established companies in Bahrain.The correspondence is mainly between the British Residency and Consulate General in Bushire, the Political Agent in Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Esa, Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign and Political Department, Messrs Cardew, Smith and Ross in London and the Under Secretary of State, India Office.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 24; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-21; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
6. 'File XXII/2 Houses and Landed Property Notifications ordering registration of transfers of land and household property. 1902-1910.'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence in the form of notifications related to the registration of transfers of real property in Muscat and Oman from or to British subjects or British protected persons. These notifications are issued by the British Consulate and the Political Agency at Muscat, and are circulated among other British officials including the Under Secretary to the Government of India in the Foreign Department, Simla, and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The correspondence also includes some articles from the Muscat Order in Council, 1867.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 32; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
7. 'File VO-E/27 KING'S REGULATIONS. - Issue & Sale of''
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding the issue and sale of King’s Regulations. The main correspondence is between the Political Agency, Bahrain, the British Residency, Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), and the Foreign Office.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 8; 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 2-7; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
8. 'File 5/17 Miscellaneous Judicial Books'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence concerning requests by the Political Officer Trucial Coast, and the Political Agent, Bahrain for the supply by the Eastern Department of the Foreign Office of copies of certain Government of India and United Kingdom Acts, which were applicable in the Trucial Coast and Bahrain under Orders in Council.The correspondence gives lists of those Acts of which copies had been requested. The main correspondents are the Political Residency and the Political Agency, Bahrain.The closing date in the date range is supplied by an entry in the notes on folio 10; the last item of correspondence is dated 26 March 1950. The notes indicate that the file originally included correspondence dated April-December 1950, but this is not now present.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; 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 1-10; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
9. 'File 2/2 VII Contraband Questions with Iraq. (Kuwait-Iraq Smuggling)'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Director of Customs and Excise, Basra and the Political Agent, Kuwait, related to a case of a Kuwaiti nakhuda who had been fined by the customs office for smuggling goods from Kuwait. In turn, the Political Agent, Kuwait, passed the case to the Shaikh of Kuwait to deal with the nakhuda. The file also includes a letter sent by the British embassy, Baghdad, to the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The letter is about the Kuwaiti Government asking the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs to amend certain customs regulations related to smuggling.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 12; 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 1-11; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
10. 'File 2/4 II TAXATION of SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence related to the date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, and the Shaikh of Mohammerah, Khaz'al al-Ka'bi, in southern Iraq. In particular, the correspondence concerns the Government of Iraq's intention to end the immunity from taxation (on the gardens) that had been granted to the former ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ, and the Shaikh of Mohammerah by the British Government in return for their military support against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War.The correspondence is mainly between British officials discussing the possible solutions to the gardens taxation issue. Among the suggested solutions was the selling of the property. British officials report that the Shaikh of Kuwait is entirely flexible in regards to the selling of certain estates but not the ones in Al-Faw. But they also suggested that it would be rather useless for the Iraq Government to attempt to purchase the gardens as they belong to more than a hundred relatives of the Shaikh who depend on the produce for their maintenance.The volume includes statements of an estimated value of the Shaikh of Kuwait’s estates on Shatt al-Arab. It also contains economic reports on the proposed new basis of taxation on agricultural produce in Iraq, and copies of the Government of Iraq’s new laws for the collection of consumption ( Istihlak) tax and for the collection of land rent and water rent (ff 79-101). The correspondence also includes records of meetings held in London in regard to the question of the taxations as well as the new system of land revenue collections in Iraq.The main correspondence is between the British Resident, Bushire, the Political Agent, Kuwait, the High Commissioner, Baghdad, and the Colonial Office, Downing Street, London.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 222; 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 present in parallel; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. One of these additional sequences has been crossed out.
11. 'File 2/4 III TAXATION OF SHAIKH’S DATE GARDENS.'
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- Abstract: The volume contains correspondence related to the date gardens owned by the Shaikh of Kuwait, Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ, and the Shaikh of Mohammerah, Khaz'al al-Ka'bi, in southern Iraq. A particular taxation system called Istihlak(consumption) tax has been imposed by the Iraqi Government on the produce of the gardens. British Officials discuss payment of export duty on garden produce from the Shaikh of Kuwait’s gardens in Iraq, and the allegations made by the Shaikh of Kuwait against the customs authorities at Faw.The British Ambassador in Baghdad reports that because of the enforcement of the new tax law, the Iraqi Government is no longer able to make exempt from taxes the Shaikh‘s gardens' produce that has been exported from Iraq for the personal use of the Shaikh.The volume includes a copy of minutes of a conference on the Shaikh’s date gardens held in Baghdad and minutes of an interdepartmental meeting held in London in regards to the gardens issue.The Political Agent, Kuwait, asks the Shaikh of Kuwait to provide full and detailed statements showing all payments and losses resulting from the imposition of Istihlak tax by the Iraqi Government. The Shaikh in turn provides six statements (ff 194-221):Statement I. Showing the amount levied as Istihlaktax from merchants purchasing and exporting dates in 1932.Statement II. Showing the amount levied as Istihlaktax from merchants purchasing and exporting dates in 1933.Statement III. Showing the amount levied from the Shaikh as Istihlaktax and under the heading 'Customs duties' on articles exported for the Shaikh’s private consumption.Statement IV. Showing the quantities of dates which the Shaikh was obliged to surrender from his own share to the fellaheen(peasants) working in his gardens under the Istihlaktax.Statement V. Showing the losses sustained by the Shaikh as a result of the disobedience of the fellaheendue to the introduction of the Istihlaktax.Statement VI. Showing the grand total of the above lists.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 227; 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 present in parallel between ff 6-222; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
12. ‘1903. THE LORD CURZON OF KEDLESTON. TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INDIA.’
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- Abstract: This volume comprises printed copies of telegraphic correspondence, dated 1 January-31 December 1903, of Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Viceroy and Governor-General of India, with Lord George Hamilton, Secretary of State for India until October 1903, and then St John Brodrick.The beginning of the volume contains a detailed index of names, places and subjects (ff 3-12). This is followed by telegrams from the Secretary of State to Lord Curzon, numbered 1-520 (ff 15-97) and telegrams from Lord Curzon to the Secretary of State for India, numbered 1-512 (ff 99-195).A wide variety of subjects are covered, including matters relating to:The Aden Protectorate, notably the delimitation of the Aden boundary and relations with Turkey [Ottoman Empire]Afghanistan, including the Amir [Amīr Ḥabībullāh Khān] and Russian relations with AfghanistanThe Army in IndiaBritish policy and political relations in India, including Native StatesWar in the Transvaal [Second Boer War], in particular the transfer of prisoners of warBills proposed and passed by the Government of IndiaFinancial and administrative mattersMatters of tradeA ceremony to mark the Coronation of King Edward VII (as King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India) including the Delhi Coronation Durbar and its costsRailways, including proposals, construction and extensions in India and the Arabian PeninsulaRecommendations and awards of Honours of the United Kingdom to the British Indian Army and Government and to indigenous Indian rulers and dignitariesKoweit [Kuwait], including the Sheikh [Shaikh Mubārak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ], British political representation in the country, and Koweit’s relations with Russia, France, and Nejd [Najd]Muscat, including the Sultan [Sayyid Fayṣal bin Turkī Āl Bū Sa‘īd], British policy in the country, and Muscat’s relations with FranceBritish policy in Persia [Iran] and the Persian Gulf, particularly in Seistan [Sistan]British relations with Russia, particularly in the contexts of Afghanistan, India, Central Asia and PersiaMilitary operations in the Somaliland Protectorate [the Republic of Somaliland]British policy in Tibet, including preparations for the December 1903 invasion.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 195; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.Pagination: the volume also contains two original printed pagination sequences.
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