‘File 28/34-(i) War Emergency Legislation’ [3r] (5/208)
The record is made up of 1 file (102 folios). It was created in 8 Apr 1939-23 Nov 1939. 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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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.
full powers to make and amend Regulations
and by the exercise of these powers the Resident can fill up
such gaps as may come to light*
3. (a) and (b) can of course only apply to persons unaer
our Jurisdiction. I had suggested to Hio Majesty’s Govern
ment that 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.
should be given special
powers over all inhabitants of the Arab states but there
were legal difficulties in the way of adopting this sugges
tion.
4. We shall therefore have to depend on the Rulers
for applying war legislation to the persons under their
jurisdiction, and the best Way to do this would be for them
to issue Alans when a <d if war breaks out. tiuch Alans would
correspond to Articles 2 to 7 of the Defence Regulations
and paragraph 2 of the Notice thereto.
3. It is obvious that before drawing up these Alans
the Rulers will require seme time for consideration, and it
is equally obvious, as I pointed out to His Majesty’s Govern
ment, that such consideration should take place now and
not on the outbreak of war. His Majesty’s Government have
agreed and the scheme is for Political Agents to approach
Rulers verbally on the following lines. That in the event
of war the Resident would issue certain local regulations
affecting persons under his Jurisdiction and that it would
be essential for the Rulers to issue correeponding Alans
to deal with persons under their jurisdiction. That it was
desirable for the Rulers to have the actual text of such
Alans drawn up confidentially beforehand, so that in an
/ emergency
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The file comprises correspondence relating to the drawing up of: a) an Emergency Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , with Defence Regulations, and b) proclamations by the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar, for issue in the event of war with Germany. The principal correspondents in the file are 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) and 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. at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman).
The file includes:
- letters from 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. , dated 8 April 1939, enclosing draft copies of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States (Emergency) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , with Draft Defence Regulations (ff 2-14);
- correspondence, chiefly exchanged 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. and 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. at Bahrain, between April and June 1939, relating to the preparation of an alan (proclamation) to be issued by the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar in the event of war, including: draft copies of the proclamation in English (ff 18-21) and Arabic (ff 38-39), and correspondence relating to the Ruler of Qatar, Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim’s [‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī] refusal to sign the proclamation, though still guaranteeing his co-operation (ff 30-32, ff 36-37, ff 43-44, f 46);
- correspondence from September 1939, concerning the publication of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States (Emergency) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and Draft Defence Regulations, with instruction from 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. , dated 6 September 1939 (f 59) for the Rulers of Kuwait and Bahrain to issue their proclamations. The file includes a number of copies of the draft Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States (Emergency) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (ff 5-9, ff 81-85) and Draft Defence Regulations (ff 10-14, ff 64-68, ff 71-74 with Arabic translation, ff 86-90), in addition to printed copies of the announcements made by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council, issuing the Emergency Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. on 5 September 1939 (ff 94-95), and with amendments on 23 November 1939 (ff 96-97). A letter from the Government of India’s Foreign Department, dated 8 October 1939 states that the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. will be published in the Gazette of India on 14 October 1939 (f 101).
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- 1 file (102 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 102-103) mirror the chronological arrangement.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 104; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-101; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- ‘File 28/34-(i) War Emergency Legislation’
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