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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [‎271r] (541/635)

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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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The Ki wait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 193 ^.
At the Court at
, the
Present,
THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
Whereas by Treaty, capitulation, grant, usage, sufferance, and
other lawful means His Majesty the King has jurisdiction within
the territories of the Shaikh of Kuwait:
Now, therefore. His Majesty, by virtue and in exercise of the
powers in this behalf by the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts, 1890 and
1913 , (a) or otherwise in His Majesty vested, is pleased, by and with
the advice of His Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered
as follows :—
Part I.—Preliminary and General.
1 . This Order may be cited as “ The Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ,
193 V ’
2 . 1 he limits of this Order are Kuwait and the coast and islands
of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , being within the territories of the ruling Shaikh
of Kuwait, including the territorial waters of Kuwait adjacent to
the said coast and islands, and all territories, islands, and islets
which may be included in the territories and be the possessions of
the ruling Shaikh of Kuwait, together with their territorial waters.
3 . This Order is divided into parts as follows i—
Parts.
Subject.
Articles.
I. Preliminary and General
II. Application of Law of British India and of the
United Kingdom.
1-10
11-14
uimea ivingao
III. Criminal Matters
IV. Civil Matters
xuauicio ... ,,,
Mixed Cases : Kuwait Subjects and Persons Subject
to this Order.
15-37
38-50
51-57
VI. Registration
VII. Miscellaneous Provisions
58-74
75-92
Schedule.
(a) 53 & 54 V. c. 37 ; 3 & 4 G. 5. c. 16.

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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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