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Coll 30/19 'Persian Gulf: Kuwait and Muscat, Persian Request for Service of Judicial Documents upon Persons Resident in' [‎23r] (45/172)

The record is made up of 1 file (84 folios). It was created in 10 Dec 1931-27 Oct 1933. It was written in English. 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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British ^i«tdency ^
the Mt* Anmiet, 1933.
jgt MJ? of
sir
HtH reference to yo?ir deeiuitA Bo .86 dated the
?mth ^une 1933, X haTt the honour to etate that the eaee of
Abdulla 9afar uaa referred to HI a ^xeolleney the S^halbh of
Kuwait, who haa Informed the ’oiltical Apert, Kuwait, that
he i« definitely awerae from eerrlnp any aummone or document
emanating from the ?er»ian aoTemment on anyone reoidlnp In
Kuwait, and that thin would remain hie policy until auch time
ae the %r«ila>) OoTemwent ohooeea t-
(a) officially to reoopniee Kuwait ae an independent
Arab State,
(d) to reeopnlee Certifieaten of Identity iemied by
the Political Apent, who in thie reeoeot worke
for and on behalf of ^wait Oorm^nmmt 9 to Kuwait
(b) to ree©*?ni»e the oloee relatlona exietlnp between
hie State and Hi* Britannie Majeaty # e OoTemment,
(e) to aecord more humane and eivlllaed treatment to
Kuwait subject a attempting a journey to ^eraia.
(e) to remowe the eacietinp prohibition on :3 er«iiin
eubjecte wiBitlnp i^await to trade or to eee
relativeB, idjieh wan imposed as recently as
January 1933.
It Bernes eufflelent for the purposes of the
subjects visiting eraia, and
t
present/
His Majesty's Oharpd
British T<epation,
d * Af fat res,
Tdhren.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials concerning the legality, political context and practicalities involved in the possible extradition of a number of individuals, primarily Persian subjects, from Kuwait and Muscat to Persia at request of the Government of Persia. As such, the file contains a number of English language translations of letters (and relevant court summons) from the Persian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In addition, the file also contains the following documents:

  • A memorandum related to legal summons issued by foreign countries and Britain's responsibility to respond to them (folios 55-56)
  • 'Memorandum as to the Obtaining of Evidence in England for Foreign Tribunals in Civil and Commercial Matters' (folios 57-60)
  • 'Memorandum as to the Obtaining of Evidence in Scotland and Northern Ireland for Foreign Tribunals in Civil and Commercial Matters' (folio 61).

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (84 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 86; these numbers are written in pencil 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.

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Coll 30/19 'Persian Gulf: Kuwait and Muscat, Persian Request for Service of Judicial Documents upon Persons Resident in' [‎23r] (45/172), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3730, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100045486980.0x00002e> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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