'ملف رقم 18/68 I (D 114) المرسوم الملكي البريطاني للكويت' [ظ‎‎١‎٥‎٤] (٥٣٤/٣٢٣)

A copy of the iettar from the Foreign Office to the Colonial
Office of the 27th August, 1923, was forwarded to you by the mail
of 30th August, and it is observed that it was communicated by
you to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf with your
letter of the 1st October, 1923, No.92-X. I am to request that
instructions may now be issued by the Government of India to the
Political Agent, Kuwait, as desired by the Foreign Office, in
order that, when the necessity arises, steps may be taken to
ascertain the wishes of the foreign Government concerned in
regard to the exercise of juris tion over its subject under the
Kuwait Order in Council.
I am. Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
Sd. L »D. rYakely.
The Secretary to the Government of India,
Foreign and Political Department.
Copy
3 1170/768/91 • Foreign Office,
3.W.I.
3rd March, 1926.
Sir,
I am directed by Secretary Sir Austen Ghamberlain to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter No.^88 of February 17th
relative to the delegation by the Sheikh of Koweit of jurisdiction
over foreigners to His iiiiajesty f 3 Government in accordance with the
terms of the Koweit Order in Council, 1925.
2. I am to invite the Earl of Birkenhead's attention to my letter
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Wo. E 6423/3474/91 of August 27th, 1923, addressed to the Colonial
Office and sent in copy to your department. I am to suggest that
the substance of that letter should be communicated to the Political
Agent at Koweit, and that he should be warned that at present no
foreign Power has consented to the exercise of jurisdiction over
its