مجموعة ٢٥/ ١٨ "مراسيم ملكية بريطانية: قطر: السلطة القضائية على الأجانب في قطر" [و‎‎٢‎٨‎٨] (٦٣٥/٥٧٥)

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over their subjects by the Sheikh of
Bahrein, the Political Agent issued a
notice that all foreign subjects
including Persians and subjects of the
Arab Rulers and Chiefs other than those
of Bahrein were, while in Bahrein,
entitled to British protection. In
this connection please see paragraphs
9 and 11 of India Office Memorandum
No.B ^22 QjJ^ 4 > ^ • It would be
interesting to know whether natives of
Koweit, Muscat, Q,atar and the Trucial
Sheikhdoms are in fact registered by
the Political Agent at Bahrein under
the provisions of the Order in Council
as British protected persons, though
might not be a conclusive argument
ene way- f>TL^the_ethes. (see para. 5 below).
3. Koweit.
In connection with the issue
of the original Koweit Order in Council
in 1925, the Sheikh of Koweit delegated
to H.M.G. jurisdiction over British
subjects and protected persons and the
subjects and protected persons of non-
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Muslim foreign GovernmentirV Although the
correspondence itself is not explicit on
the point we have always understood here
that the Sheikh’s surrender of
jurisdiction over British protected
persons wps not intended to deprive him
of his own jurisdiction over natives of
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