File 697/1920 'Koweit Order-in-Council' [‎106r] (217/579)

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File 697/1920 'Koweit Order-in-Council'

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The record is made up of 1 volume (488 folios). It was created in 1920-1930. 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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j?'rom
xlie Secretary to the Government at' india
in tne foreign and Political department,
17 FEB ?926
10
ine secretary,
Political Department,
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. ,
London.
Dated Delhi,the January 1926
Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
Sir,
i an directed to refer to the correspondence ending
with telegram N0.72-N, dated the 16th September 1925, and to
say that in accordance with paragraph 2 of your letter ho,
P.970, dated 21st May 1925, 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. in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. has now obtained from the Shaikh of Kuwait an
undertaking in regard to the delegation of jurisdiction over
foreigners to his Majesty's Government.
2. I an to enclose, for your information a copy of the
Letter No.2517, dated 19th December j marginally cited letter from
i 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. in the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , which shows the present attitude of the
Shaikh of Kuwait in this matter.
i have the honour to be
Sir,
ur most obedient servant,
secretary to the Government of India.
with 2 spare copies.

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The volume comprises telegrams, despatches, correspondence, memoranda, and notes, relating to the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. for each year from 1920-1928. The Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. refers to the legal instruments whereby His Majesty the King has jurisdiction within the territories of the Shaikh of Kuwait whether by 'Treaty, capitulation, usage, sufferance and other lawful means.'

Also included in the volume are copies of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. in Muscat and Bahrein [Bahrain]:

'Statutory rules and orders, 1915. No. 132 Foreign Jurisdiction, the Maskat Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1915' (ff 259-271)
'The Bahrein Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913' (ff 272-284).

The principal correspondents in the volume are: 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. , Kuwait; 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (488 folios)

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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 697 (Koweit Order-in Council) consists of one volume only.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 490; 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.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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Reference: IOR/L/PS/10/882
Title: File 697/1920 'Koweit Order-in-Council'
Pages: front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:44r, 44ar:44av, 45r:286v, back-i
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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File 697/1920 'Koweit Order-in-Council' [‎106r] (217/579)

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