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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' [314r] (627/635)
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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I have read through these papers and the position,
as it appears to me, is as follows. At the moment, as a
matter of strict law, it would he difficult to establish
that the Sheikh of Qatar has not jurisdiction over all
persons in his territories, whether British subjects, other
foreigners or otherwise. We propose, however, to obtain
from him a grant of jurisdiction. The grant will take
the form of letters exchanged with 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.
.
Then having acquired our jurisdiction from the Sheikh, we
shall have to make provision for its exercise and this means
the passing of an
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
under the Foreign
Jurisdiction Act.
I gather that the jurisdiction which it is
contemplated we shall acquire under the exchange of letters
with the Sheikh is as follows. His Majesty will have
jurisdiction in Qatar over all British subjects, all British
protected persons other than the natives of Koweit, Bahrein
and the Sheikhs of the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and of course Qatar
subjects themselves, who are, I suppose, British protected
persons, and all foreigners who are not subjects of a Moslem
State. The Sheikh of Qatar will thus retain jurisdiction
himself in respect of Qatar subjects, natives of Koweit,
Bahrein and the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and nationals of Moslem States,
an expression which will, I suppose, cover Saudi Arabians,
Iraqis and Persians. I gather that we consider (and I see
myself no reason to dissent from this view,) that natives of
Muscat would be regarded for this purpose as British protected
persons and not as being foreigners, nationals of a Moslem
State. (I feel a little uncertain whether, when the Koweit
Order
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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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