'File 18/68 I (D 114) Kuwait Order in Council' [85v] (185/534)
The record is made up of 1 volume (264 folios). It was created in 6 Feb 1919-20 Dec 1928. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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of the fee may be uniform for all persons, or may vary according to the
position and circumstances of different classes, if the Secretary of
State from time to time so directs, but may not in any case exceed 3
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
.
(7) Where any person applies to be registered, he shall be entitled without
a fee, to the assistance of the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
in the preparation of
any affidavit that may be required.
(8) The
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
may require the production of such evidence that
an applicant for registration is entitled to the status of a British sub
ject as he may see tit, but subject to such directions as may be issued
by the Secretary of State^
(9) If any British subject neglects to obtain registration under the provisions
of this Order, he shall not be entitled to be recognised or protected as
a British subject within the limits of this Order, and shall be liable
to a fine not exceeding 25
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
for each instance of such failure,
but he shall although not registered, be subject to the jurisdiction of
the Courts established by the Principal Order.
MC683FD—25-11 -24—7—C
IPS
The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
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Papers relating to the composition, drafting and publication of The Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1925 (His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1925). The volume includes papers relating to initial objections and subsequent agreement on the part of Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Sheikh Ahmad al-Jabir Al Sabah], the ruler of Kuwait, to the exercise by the representative of the British Government of jurisdiction over the subjects and protected persons of all non-Muslim foreign governments in Kuwait, including a letter of agreement from the Sheikh written in Arabic, November - December 1925; Rules of Court relating to fees, October 1926; papers relating to the registration of British subjects in Kuwait, November 1925 - December 1926; and papers relating to the regularisation of the position of American missionaries in Kuwait, so that, if the need arose, they would be entitled to British protection, February - December 1928.
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- 1 volume (264 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximately chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences on the title page and continues to the last folio that bears any text (seven folios from the end of the volume). The sequence appears written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, in the top right hand recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: folio 1 is followed by folios 1A, 1B and 1C. Folio 186 needs to be folded out in order to be read. A second sequence also appears, again written in pencil in the top right hand corner of most of the folios, but not enclosed within a circle. This appears to start at [3] on folio 4 and continues to 287 on folio 254. This sequence marks all pages bearing text.
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- 'File 18/68 I (D 114) Kuwait Order in Council'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1cv, 2r:56v, 57v:130v, 131v:132v, 134r:254v, ii-r:vi-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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