'ملف 18/68 II (D 115) المرسوم الملكي البريطاني للكويت' [و‎‎٣‎٢] (٥٥٤/٧٤)

foreigners oyer whom Hla Majesty s Government ere to
exerolse jurladlotion in Kowelt ere those r »lth respeot
w to whom the Stete, King, Jhlef or aovernment whose
M eubJeots or protected persons they are# have agreed to
"the exeroiee of Jurlsdlotlon by His Majesty"• The
remainder of the oorresponcienoe is for the most part an
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explanation of this article, regarding which the iielkh
desired further pertlculars*
4* It Is true that. In not expressly mentioning
the necessity for obtaining the consent of foreign
i% GoTernments to tt>e exercise of jurisdiction by His kiajesty 9 8
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^ v Government, the sheikh seems to have been ready to ^rant
more than His Majesty 's Government desired to ask at that
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time. Nevertheless Sir John Simon does not consider that,
strictly speaking, he could on that account be held to
have agreed to the exercise of jurisdiction without the
consent of the other Oovernnients concerned, should any dispute
arise on this point*
6. It is not clear from the telegram from the
iff Government of India No. 2660 of the 16th November, a copy of
which was enclosed in your letter No. P.Z. 6946/52 of the
17th siovember, whether they would see difficulty in
obtaining from the Sheikh a further written consent to
the exercise of jurisdiction by His Majesty*6 Government
over non-koslem foreigners only- I am therefore to enquire
whether Sir aamuel Hoare would see objection to this course.
The obeikh^ communication could be couched in general
terms, perhaps simply in the form of concurrence in the new
draft Order-in- Council. His ^jesty^s Government would not
then