'File 18/6 II Trucial Coast Order in Council' [74v] (148/424)
The record is made up of 1 file (211 folios). It was created in 23 Jul 1945-29 Nov 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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81 ■ 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 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.
shall each
SrRTP*' be entitled to act as a Notary Public.
82 . The Court shall have jurisdiction from time to time to
make an order requiring a person to whom this Order applies to
contribute in such manner as the Court directs to the support of
his wife, or to the support of his or her child, whether legitimate
or not, being in the opinion of the Court under the age of 16
years. Any such order may be made in a summary way as
if the neglect to provide for the support of such wife or child
were an offence, and any failure to comply with any such order
shall be deemed to be an offence, and shall be punishable with
a fine not exceeding io
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
for any one default, and the
Court may direct any penalty imposed for such offence to be
applied for the support of such wife or child in such manner
as the Court thinks fit.
83 . 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 have power to make Regula
tions (to be called King’s Regulations) for the following pur
poses (that is to say): —
(a) For the peace, order, and good government of persons
to whom this Order applies in relation to matters not
provided for by this Order,
(h) For securing the observance of any Treaty or arrange
ment for the time being in force, relating to any place
within the limits of this Order, or of any native or
local law or custom, whether relating to trade,
commerce, revenue, or any other matter.
^ a PP 1 y in g’ / amending, modifying or repealing with
/ rRUc respect to/^ater any Acts or enactments which
apply, or are made applicable, or have been brought
m ** " ^ into operation in^afer, by or under any of the
provisions of Articles n or 12 of this Order,
{d) For regulating or preventing the importation or expor
tation of arms or munitions of war, or any parts or
ingredients thereof, and for giving effect to any
Treaty relating to the importation or exportation of
the same,
{e) For requiring returns to be made of the nature, quantity
and value of articles exported from or imported
f/ 4 £ TRV c ll *‘- intc> Qatar, by or on account of any person to whom
this Order applies, or in any British ship, and for
prescribing the times and manner at or in which,
and the persons by whom, such returns are to be
made,
(/) For the governance, visitation, care, and superin
tendence of prisons.
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The file relates to proposals for, and the drafting of The Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1950. The file includes correspondence from the 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. Agent, Sharjah; 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; 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. ; the Government of India; the Foreign Office; and rulers of the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (also referred to as the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. of Oman) and Bahrain (also referred to as Bahrein).
The papers include:
- correspondence with individual rulers of the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. on the question of their agreement to the legal cession to the British Government of jurisdiction in their territories over British subjects and foreigners, July-August 1945;
- papers concerning the preparation by the Government of India of a draft version of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. based on the Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939, November-December 1945;
- papers relating to the status of Persians domiciled on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , May 1946;
- papers relating to a request by the United States Consul, Saudi Arabia for details of the treaties and agreements that underlay the British Government's claim to be entitled to hold jurisdiction within the territories of the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , June-September 1947;
- correspondence concerning the rejection by Sheikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, the Ruler of Bahrain of a proposal by Cornelius James Pelly, 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 that prisoners sentenced for offences within the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. be allowed to serve their sentences in the Bahrain Government gaol, July-August 1948;
- papers concerning amendments to the final draft of the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1950, October 1950.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (211 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers in both crayon and ink (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence) can be found throughout the file. They refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 212 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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. A second foliation sequence, numbered 1-180, is present between ff. 2-183. These numbers are written in a combination of pencil (not circled) and blue ink, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. There are also three printed pagination sequences in the file. They can be found between ff. 61-76, ff. 106-117, and ff. 152-166.
The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 194-206, ff. 208-210.
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- IOR/R/15/2/576
- Title
- 'File 18/6 II Trucial Coast Order in Council'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:11v, 12v:13v, 14v:15v, 16v:17v, 18v:22v, 23v:33v, 35v:39v, 40v:46v, 48v:49v, 50v:53v, 54v, 55v, 56v:98v, 99v:100v, 102v, 103v, 104v:129v, 130v:139v, 140v:212v
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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