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'File 18/6 II Trucial Coast Order in Council' [107v] (214/424)
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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consent and conditions, if any, to rescind, revoke, vary or amend the rules,
regulations or orders.
(5) This Article shall apply to the construction of any regulations, rules,
or orders made under this Order, unless a contrary intention appears.
6. Where this Order refers to any specified Act or Acts of Parliament,
such reference shall, unless a contrary intention appears, be deemed to
include any Act or Acts amending or substituted for the same.
7 . In the event of the death, incapacity, removal, or absence of 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.
for the time being, all and every the powers, authorities,
and immunities by this Order granted to him shall, until His Majesty’s
further pleasure is signified through the Governor-General, be vested in
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.
.
8—(1) The powers conferred by this Order shall extend to the persons and
matters following, in so far as by treaty, grant, usage, sufferance, or other
lawful means, His Majesty has jurisdiction in relation to such persons, matters,
and things, that is to say: —
(а) (i) British subjects within the limits of this Order.
(ii) Foreigners within the limits of this Order with respect to whom the
Trucial Sheikhs have severally agreed with His Majesty for, or
consented to the exercise of jurisdiction by His Majesty.
(б) The property and all personal or proprietary rights and Habilities
within the said limits of all persons subject to this Order, whether such
persons are themselves within or without the limits of this Order.
(c) British ships and ships belonging to foreigners with their boats, and
the persons and property on board thereof, or belonging thereto, being
within the limits of this Order; provided that jurisdiction over foreign
ships shall not be exercised otherwise than according to the practice of the
High Court of Bombay in the exercise of jurisdiction over foreign ships.
(d) British aircraft and aircraft belonging to foreigners, being within the
the limits of this Order.
(e) British subjects outside the limits of this Order on whom a writ of
summons or other process may be served in accordance with Rules of
Court.
(2) If a question arises whether any place is within the limits of this
Order or whether any person is a British protected person or a foreigner as#
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defined in this Order, such question may be referred by the Court to 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 a certificate under his hand and seal shall be con
clusive on the question, and judicial notice shall be taken thereof
9 . All His Majesty’s jurisdiction exercisable within the limits of this Order
for the hearing and determination of criminal and civil matters, or for the
maintenance of order or for the control or administration of persons or property,
or in relation thereto, shall be exercised under and according to the provisions
of this Order, so far as this Order extends and applies.
10 . Every judge and officer of the Courts established under this Order
shall, as far as there is proper opportunity, promote reconciliation and
encourage and facilitate the settlement in an amicable way. and without
recourse to litigation, of matters in difference ibetween persons subject to this
Order, or between persons subject to this Order and persons within the limits
of this Order who are not subject to this Order.
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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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