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Coll 25/11 'Orders in Council: Persian Coast and Islands'

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3314

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This record is a file about the Coll 25/11 'Orders in Council: Persian Coast and Islands' dating from 24 May 1916-1 Feb 1928.

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Reference
IOR/L/PS/12/3314
Title
Coll 25/11 'Orders in Council: Persian Coast and Islands'
Date
24 May 1916-1 Feb 1928
Description

Correspondence, minute papers, and notes related to The Persian Coasts and Islands Order in Council, 1907. The papers concern the drafting and passing of amendments to the Order in Council and new regulations under the articles of the Order in Council, including 'Sessions Court Original Jurisdiction', 'Abadan Jurisdiction', and 'The Persian Coast and Islands (Amendment No. 2) Order in Council, 1922'. Questions of extending the jurisdictional limits of the Order in Council are considered, as well as applications for re-trial of some cases previously tried in Duzdap. Discussion of the application of a number or Government of India acts is also covered by the file. The correspondence is mostly interdepartmental in nature, between the Foreign Office, India Office, and the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department). Communications from the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, British Legation in Tehran, and the British Consulate in Sistan and Kain are also included.

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
Coll 25/11
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (120 folios)
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Physical condition
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 122; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Record URL
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Coll 25/11 'Orders in Council: Persian Coast and Islands'