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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [‎29r] (57/635)

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The record is made up of 1 file (314 folios). It was created in 18 Jul 1935-8 Jun 1935. 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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(b) Ihe property and all personal or proprietary rights and
liabilities within the said limits of all persons sub
ject to this Order, whether such persons are them
selves 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 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. '
of iuL n a q tl0 c i nSeS whether an y P^ce is within the limits
ot this Order or whether any person is a British protected person
TK gn *t r ^ defined > n this Order, such question nL be
efeired 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 conclusive on the question
and judicial notice shall be taken thereof. 4
^AHHis Majesty s jurisdiction exercisable within the limits
snr]^ ? rde L for the hearm g 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
+Jc 0 n^ Very Jn dge ? nd offi 1 cer 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 between 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.
Part II. Application of Law of British India and of
the United Kingdom.
? ul ?i e( : t to the other provisions of this Order His
Majesty s criminal and civil jurisdiction in Qatar shall, so far
as circumstances admit, be exercised on the principles of and
in conformity with, the enactments for the time being applicable
as hereinafter mentioned of the Indian Legislature, and of the
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Correspondence, minute papers, and notes relating to the issue of The Qatar Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939. The correspondence is mostly between officials at the Foreign Office, 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. , Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department (later, External Affairs). The papers concern the discussion of the need for the order, its drafting, issue, and distribution, as well as its revision in 1939.

Correspondence with the Shaikh of Qatar, Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani [Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], is also included and mostly relates to his wish for assurance of his jurisdiction over Muslim foreigners.

A copy of the order is found on folios 138-153. 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. is also included, for reference purposes (folios 271-86).

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1 file (314 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 317; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-103 and ff 104-316. These are also both written in pencil and located in the top right corner of each folio. The former have been circled and crossed out, the latter have not been circled.

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