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'Historical Summary of Events in the Persian Gulf Shaikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1928-1953: Appendices, Genealogical Tables' [‎137r] (60/142)

The record is made up of 1 volume (65 folios). It was created in c 1953. 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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(ii)
(Paragraph 167)
Letter, dated November 3 J925, from the Ruler oj Kuwait to 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. , Kuwait
1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 360, dated the 1st November
1925, containing an explanation of what you said in your former letter, No. 342,
dated the 24th October 1925, and in our conversation of last Wednesday evening
relative to the judicial powers conferred on 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. , Kuwait, by His
Majesty's Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. over British subjects and British protected persons, the
subjects of and persons under the protection of Foreign Governments, and such
persons as are registered in the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. from among Kuwait subjects and
the subjects of Muslim and Foreign Governments. I now clearly understand its
objects, and have no objection to it. I thank you for explaining it to me, and hope
that it will lead to justice and concord.
(iii)
(Paragraph 167)
Letter, dated November 4 1925, from the Ruler of Kuwait, to 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. , Kuwait
Regarding the exercise of jurisdiction over the subjects and protected persons
of all non-Muslim Foreign Governments in Kuwait by the representative of His
Majesty's Government. 1 agree to this.
(iv)
(Paragraph 169)
Letter, dated January 8 1952, from 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. , Kuwait, to the
Ruler of Kuwait
I have the honour to draw your Highness' attention to the clause in the
Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. which defines " Kuwait subject" and which, therefore,
for practical purposes defines the jurisdiction of Your Highness. It reads as
follows: —
'" Kuwait subject " means a subject of the Shaikh of Kuwait and any
person, not being a British Subject, who is the national of any other Moslem
state.'
I am to point out that, as Your Highness is doubtless aware, the expression
" Moslem state " in this context is imprecise and I am to ask your agreement to
replacing the clause quoted by another defining the extent of Your Highness'
jurisdiction as covering nationals of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Persia,
Syria, Egypt, the Lebanon, the Yemen, Muscat and Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, and
the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and stateless Moslems of Palestinian origin.
(v)
(Paragraph 169)
Letter, dated January 14 1952, from the Ruler of Kuwait to 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. , Kuwait
We refer to your letter No. 5 dated 8.1.52 on the subject of the proposed
amendment to define the meaning of the expression " Kuwait subject" and
wish to inform you that we agree to replacing of the old clause, quoted in your
letter under reference, by another defining the extent of our jurisdiction as to
cover nationals of the countries mentioned in your above-mentioned letter.

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Appendices to IOR/R/15/1/731(1). The appendices relate to the chapter on general matters, and to the chapters on Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and Muscat. Also includes genealogical tables of Ruling Families in the Gulf at the end of the volume and (separately filed) further handwritten genealogical tables.

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1 volume (65 folios)
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There is a list of contents at the front of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 110 on the front cover and terminates at 176 on the last of the loose folios stored in polyester sheets. These numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear 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. The foliation sequence is a continuation of that in the main part of the document - IOR/R/15/1/731(1).

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