"F-93 58/6-I المرسوم الملكي البريطاني لقطر" [و‎‎٧] (٤٧٩/٢٦)

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under the exciusive jurisdiction oX uhe British political
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author!IX| on tli@ othar iiaixd, t3i©y aro to b@ r©gB,rd®d,
as subjectB of a Moslem foreign Sti te # then such cases would
pr@©uiaably ooi&o b©f0x v 0 tto proposed joint court#
5# Sino® writing t'm enclosed minute, Beckett has
seen Powle'a lettsr G/129 of May nth to the Sheikh about
jurisdiction. He points oat thet paragraph 3 of this letter
contains the following two amissions as compared with
paragraph 3 of the aesidant's earlier letter to the SheiMi
Yj vV the aaae subject. Ho.c/114 of April iQJh last;-
£ Britiah protected pereons ere not mentioned although
they were included in the letter of April 18th between the
words "Britiah subjeote" end "the subjects of non-Moslem
foreign Jowers". It is not clear whether this omission ia
deliberate or not - we notice that the Sheikh himself
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omitted to mention thorn in paragraph 3 of his letter Ho.7/54
oi April 18th - but Beckett thinks we must proceed on the
basis that it is Intended to include British protected
persons in this class for the purposes of disputes coming before
the proposed joint court.
(b; Shere is no mention in the letter C/129 of May
11th of disputes between British subjects, British protected
persons and non-fioslem foreigners on the one hand, find Moslem
xoisigners on the other hand, although the words "or the
aubjaots of Moslem foreign Bowers" did follow the words
q"your subjects" in paragraph 3 of Fowls'a letter to the Sheikh
^ M C/ll4 ox.April 18th. Although the Sheikh agreed to this in
' ^paragraph 3 of his letter lfo.7/54 of i S pril 18th (subject
to the proviso that he would not be responsible for any
objection which might be raised to this arrangement by
GoTemuents of Moslem foreign States; the point is simply
dropped/
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