"ملف ٤/١٨ السلطة القضائية على الأجانب في قطر: المرسوم الملكي البريطاني لقطر" [و‎‎٨] (٥٢٠/١٥)

(E. 3400/3400/91).
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* 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 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 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 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 was drafted, it was understood that in Koweit the
natives/