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'File 18/68 II (D 115) Kuwait Order in Council' [‎35r] (80/554)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (275 folios). It was created in 24 Jun 1932-8 Jul 1935. 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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Uo.F,364-15/32, Dated Uew Delhi the February 1933.
Reference 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. Express letter ITo. P.Z.296/33,
dated the 10th February 1933, copy of which was sent to you
direct. Jurisdiction over foreigners in Kuwait.
2. The Government of India agree to course suggested in
paragraph 2 of the letter. If you also agree and consider
that no difficulty is likely to be experienced in obtaining
from the Sheikh of Kuwait a further communication on the
lines laid down in paragraph 5 of Foreign Office letter to
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. , Uo. 2.6471/4036/91, dated the 13th January
1933, the Government of India propose to proceed with the
preparation of a new draft Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , and they
would be glad to be furnished with any amendments to the
existing Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. that may be desirable in the light
of the existing conditions and past experience.
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The issue of the above has been authorised.
Deputy Secretary to the Goverrmient of India
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The volume includes papers relating to the implications of the assumption by the British Government of jurisdiction over foreigners in Kuwait, especially in view of the possibility of the influx of large numbers of non-Muslim foreigners (particularly Americans) to work in the Kuwaiti oil industry, June 1932 - March 1933; and papers relating to the discussion and drafting of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1935 (His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1935), March 1933 - July 1935, which was designed to clarify the question of British jurisdiction over non-Muslim foreigners in Kuwait, including papers recording discussions of the matter between British officials and the Ruler of Kuwait [Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah], July 1934, which resulted in the Sheikh's acquiescing in the terms of the revised Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. .

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1 volume (275 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at the front cover of the volume and continues through to the back cover. The sequence appears written in pencil, circled, in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: f.1 is followed by ff. 1A, 1B, 1C. A second numbering system also appears, starting at 1 on f.2 and continuing to 259 on f.257. This sequence is again written in pencil, but not circled, and appears in the top right hand corner of every page that bears text.

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