Coll 25/27 'Orders-in-Council: Trucial Coast: Jurisdiction over foreigners in the Trucial Coast Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf; Revision of Persian Gulf Orders in Council' [‎281r] (583/694)

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Government of India, External Affairs Department
To Secretary of State for India.
Reptd. to 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. and Political
Agent Bahrain.
Dated New Delhi, 23*45 hours, 4th March, 1945.
Reed. 30.16 hours, 4th March, 1945. , 1 / >
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Addressed to Secretary of State for India repeated to Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and 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 (Bahrain
please pass copy to Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. )*
Resident's telegram No*3B7 Febr uary 8th. Jurisdiction in
Trucisl Sheikhdoms! it seems wall to relate proposed action to
position in Bahrain and Koweit. Jurisdiction over British
suhiects and all other foreigners in Bahrain rests on Sheikh
Esa r s letter of July 16th 1909* In Koweit jurisdiction was
ceded by Sheikh Abroad's lettec ^Qf N ovember 4th 1925 but this_
extends only to subjects and'rf 0 tedt§d ^ers-ons-of -nun Musiem
foreign governments.
2o YJhen question of cession of jurisdiction in Trucial Sheikdoms
was considered in 1959 it was dropped mainly on the ground stated
by F owle that Sheikhs were under the impression that the right of
jurisdiction over British sublets and non Moslem foreigners
already existed. We agree with Prior that present developments
render it undesirable to leave matters in this state any longer
and that position should be related to that in Bahrain and Koweit,
in both of which cases orders in council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. depend on formal written
agreements by Sheikhs concern-d.
3, Main difficulty in the present case seems likely to be
that it necessitates simultaneous approach to large number of
rulers who may be in theposition to consult together. Me are
however content to leave to Prior decision ca to the best method
and moment at which to make the approach to ^he Sheikhs concerned.
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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.