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'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council' [‎93r] (185/520)

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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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before he is discharged, require him to give security to the
satisfaction of the Court for his future good behaviour, and for
that purpose may, if it thinks fit, cause him to come or be
brought before the Court.
23 . — (i) Where it is shown by evidence on oath, to the satis
faction of the /Court, that any person to whom this Order
applies has committed, or is about to commit, an offence agafi^t
this Order, or is otherwise conducting himself so as to 6e
dangerous to peace and good order, or is endeavouring to excite
enmity between the people of Qatar and His Majesty, or is
intriguing within the limits of this Order against His Majesty’s
power and authority, the Court may, if it thinks fit, by order
under its seal, prohibit that person from being within the limits
of this Order, during any time therein specified, not exceeding
two years,] or alternatively may require him to give security
for his future good behaviour^
(2) The Court, by order in writing under its seal, may vary
any order of prohibition (not extending the duration thereof),
and may revoke any order of prohibition or removal.
(3) The Court shall forthwith report the order and the
grounds thereof to the Chief Court, which shall forthwith reporJ^
to the Governor-General of India in Council every order made
under this Article, and the grounds thereof, and the proceedings
thereunder.
24 . — (1) If any person to whom this Order applies fails to
give security for good behaviour or for keeping the peace when
lawfully required to do so, or fails during the continuance of the
security to keep the peace or be of good behaviour, or fails
to comply with an order of prohibition made under this Order,
the Court may, if it thinks fit, order that he be deported from
any place within its jurisdiction as prescribed by this Order.
(2) If the order of deportation is made by the Court, it shall
forthwith report to the Chief Court the order and the grounds
thereof.
(3) Thereupon the person ordered to be deported, unless the
Chief Court thinks fit otherwise to direct, shall, as soon as
practicable and in the case of a person convicted either after
execution of the sentence or while it is in course of execution,
be removed in custody under warrant to the place named in the
warrant.
(4) The place shall be a place in that part of His Majesty’s
dominions, or in that protectorate, protected state, or mandated
territory, to which the person belongs, or the Government of
which consents to the reception of persons deported under this
Order, or in the country of which the person deported is a
national, as the Court may think fit.
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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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