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'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council' [‎91r] (181/520)

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The record is made up of 1 file (260 folios). It was created in 18 Jul 1935-14 Oct 1950. 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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(d) 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. shall not be bound to return a
fugitive offender to a British Possession unless satis
fied that the proceedings to obtain his return are taken
with the consent of the Governor of that Possession.
(e) For the purposes of Part II of the said Act, Maskat,
Bahrein, Kuwait, Qatar, the Persian Coast and
Islands, and all other places on the shores of Ihe
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. or the Gulf of Oman, Aden and BrWh
India, shall be deemed to be one group of British
Possessions. ?
13 . The Colonial Prisoners Removal Act, 1884, ( a ) shall apply
to Qatar as if Qatar were a British Possession subject as
follows: — 1
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. shall be substituted for the
Governor of a British Possession.
14 . Where, by virtue of any Imperial Act, or of this Order, or
otherwise, any provisions of any Imperial Acts, or of any Law in
force in India, or of any Orders in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. other than this Order,
are applicable within the limits of this Order, or any forms
regulations, or procedure prescribed or established by or under
such Act, Law, or Order, are made applicable for any purpoeA
of this Order, or any other Order relating to Qatar, such Actfy
Laws, Orders, forms, regulations, or procedure may be construed
or used with such alterations and adaptations not affecting the
substance as may be necessary having regard to local circum
stances, and anything required to be done by, to, or before any
Court, Judge, Officer, or Authority may be done by, to, or
before a Court, Judge, Officer, or Authority having the like or
analogous functions, or by, to, or before any Officer designated
by the Secretary of State or by the Court (as the case may re
quire Collection of papers folded in half and stitched together to form a gathering of folios. ) for that purpose; and in case any difficulty occurs in the
application the Secretary of State, or with his previous or sub
sequent assent the Governor-General of India in Council, may
direct by, to, or before whom and in what manner anything is
to be done, and such Act, Law, Order, Form, Regulation, or
procedure shall be construed accordingly.
Where, under any such Imperial Act, Law, or Order, any pub
lication is required to be made, as respects any judicial proceed
ing in any “ Gazette ” or otherwise, such publication shall be
made by such mode as the Court shall think fit to direct.
Part III.— Criminal Matters.
15 . —(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Order, the
Code of Criminal Procedure and the other enactments
relating to the administration of criminal justice in British India
for the time being shall be applicable to Qatar. The Political
(a) 47 & 48 Viet. c. 31.
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar as per the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. agreed between the two countries. The file contains correspondence regarding the wording and details of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and contains versions of the document from 1938 (folios 156-171) and 1939 (folios 244-259) as well a draft from 1937 (folios 88-103).

Much of the correspondence compares the situation in Qatar with Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait and a copy of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (1935) is contained on folios 226-233.

The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence in Arabic (with English translations) between the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain.

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1 file (260 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 260; 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 2-218; these numbers are written in a combination of blue ink and pencil, but are not circled (except for a few circled numbers which have been crossed out).

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