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'F-93 58/6-I Qatar Order-in-Council' [‎3v] (19/479)

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The record is made up of 1 file (239 folios). It was created in 18 Apr 1935-13 Mar 1939. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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This file contains correspondence between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire; the Political Agents at Kuwait and Muscat; Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, ruler of Qatar; Secretary of State for India, London; M J Clauson and J P Gibson of the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , London; and the Foreign Department, Government of India.

The correspondence concerns efforts to regulate the legal situation and define British juridiction in Qatar by issuing an Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. under the Foreign Jurisdication Act. Included within these papers are initial correspondence with Shaikh ‘Abdullāh (ff. 2-3); comparisons with other localities in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , for example Kuwait and Bahrain (ff. 19-25, 46-47, 52-53); correspondence concerning the drafting of the Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. between 1936 and 1939 (ff. 60-146); a copy of the final version of the Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (ff. 159-174), as well as two certified copies (ff. 178-194); various errors in the text and corrections (ff. 176-176A, 199-204); and its publication in the Gazette of India and exhibition in Qatar (ff. 195-208).

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1 file (239 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order. Circled index numbers written in red crayon are also present throughout the volume.

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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second foliation sequence is present between ff. 4-212; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. Foliation errors: 1, 1A and 1B; 65, 65A and 65B; 66 and 66A; 69a and 69b; 73, 73A and 73B; 176 and 176A.

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