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'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council' [112r] (223/520)
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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Confidential
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ho. 858-S of 1937
British
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
and Consulate General
Bushire, the 19th December 1937.
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.
, Bahrain.
Copy to H.M. Secretary of State for India
/copy of
with
London
/Bushire
The Secretary to the Government of India, jMemo.Bo.
External Affairs Department, Bew Delhi.* -S
Memorandum a -7
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Reference correspondence ending with
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Express Letter No. 764-S, dated 28th October 1937.
7269/37, dated 10th November 1937.
2. I do not think that the approach to the shaikh of
^atar need be delayed any further. Please take up the
matter with the shaikh on the lines indicated in my Memo
randum No. 453-S, dated 11th June 1937.
Subject : QATAR
ORDER IN COUNCIL
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
joi 11th
'June 19
37.
r*b I enclose copy of
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.
letter No. P.Z.
Sd. T.C. FOWLE
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.
ATTESTED
for Secretary to the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (260 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/2004
- Title
- 'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:137v, 138v:147v, 148v:204v, 205v:211v, 212v:213v, 214v:259v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence