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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [281r] (561/635)
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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deposit or otherwise, to pay fees, costs, and damages, and abide
by and perform the decision to be given by the Court or on appeal.
(3) The award of the Arbitrator under sub-Article 1 (b) of
this Article shall be final, and shall not be open to appeal unless such
award shall within a reasonable time have been ordered by 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.
to be set aside on the ground that it is not final,
or is defective, or that the Arbitrator has exceeded his authority,
n^.s been guilty of misconduct in the matter.
A cross suit shall not be brought in the Court against a
plaintiff, being a person not subject to this Order, unless the first
two conditions of sub-Article (2) above are fulfilled.
(5) When a person to whom this Order applies desires to
institute a suit against a person not subject to the said
Order, 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.
shall admit the same and after
satisfying himself that prima facie grounds for bringing
a suit exist, shall cause the matter to be brought before and
decided by the highest authority of the Shaikh, or some person^
specially delegated by him for the purpose. The proceedings and
final decision in a case shall not, however, be considered legal unless
notice has been given and an opportunity afforded for the Political
Agent, or Officer appointed by him for the purpose, to attend at the
hearing and final decision.
(6) Nothing herein mentioned shall prevent the Court from re
ferring any matter in the progress of a suit which involves a point
of Muhammadan law to a Qazi for decision, or from sending any
part} or witness, being a Muhammadan, to a Qazi for the adminis
tration of an oath.
53 . —(1) Where a person to whom this Order does not apply
obtains, in a Court established under this Order, a decree or order
against a defendant, being a person subject to this Order, and in
another suit that defendant is plaintiff and the person to whom this
Order does not apply is defendant, the Court may, if it thinks fit,
on the application of the person subject to this Order, stay the
enforcement of the decree or order pending that other suit, and may
set off any amount decreed or ordered to be paid by one party in one
suit against any amount decreed or ordered to be paid by the other
party in the other suit.
(2) Where a plaintiff, being a person to whom this Order does
not apply, obtains a decree or order, in a Court established under
this Order, against two or more defendants being persons subject to
this Order jointly, and in another suit one of them is a plaintiff
and the person to whom this Order does not apply is defendant,,
the Court may, if it thinks fit, on the application of the persons.:
subject to this Order, stay the enforcement of the decree or- order
pending that other suit, and may set off any amount decreed or
ordered to be paid by one party in one suit against any amount
decreed or ordered to be paid by tire other party in the other suitv
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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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- Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar'
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- front, front-i, 2r:16v, 18r:158v, 160r:171v, 173r:317v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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