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Coll 25/16 'Orders-in-Council: Foreign Jurisdiction (Probate) Order-in-Council 1934'

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3320

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This record is a file about the Coll 25/16 'Orders-in-Council: Foreign Jurisdiction (Probate) Order-in-Council 1934' dating from 17 Dec 1934-12 Sep 1935.

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Reference
IOR/L/PS/12/3320
Title
Coll 25/16 'Orders-in-Council: Foreign Jurisdiction (Probate) Order-in-Council 1934'
Date
17 Dec 1934-12 Sep 1935
Description

Correspondence relating to the drafting and issuing of The Foreign Jurisdiction (Probate) Order in Council, 1935. The object of the order was to provide the machinery necessary for the collection of probate fees and a revision of the 1908 Probates Order was seen as required in light of a ruling given in Egypt in 1931 (Crown Prosecutor v. Clement Dwek & Another, folios 29-36). A copy of the final order is included (folios 4-7). The correspondence is between officials at the Foreign Office, India Office, and Government of India (Foreign and Political Department).

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 25/16
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (35 folios)
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Unrestricted

Physical condition
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 37; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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IOR/L/PS/12

Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections

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Coll 25/16 'Orders-in-Council: Foreign Jurisdiction (Probate) Order-in-Council 1934'