‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’
IOR/R/15/5/303
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The record is made up of 1 file (62 folios). It was created in 16 Apr 1949-20 Nov 1949. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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The file contains correspondence respecting questions arising from the implementation of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ; the main correspondents are the Kuwait 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. (Gordon Noel Jackson and Herbert George Jakins) and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. (Sir William Rupert Hay). The sort of questions raised include the extent of the powers of the State Police, the desirability of additional King's Regulations, and the appeals procedure for criminal cases heard at the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Court.
The Arabic language content consists of a limited amount of correspondence — with English translation — between 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. , officials of the State Police, and the Shaikh of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmed al Jabir as-Subah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]. An introduction to criminal law as applied to Kuwait can be found on folios 31-35.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (62 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arrange in chronological order from the front to the back of the file, the exceptions being enclosures, which are sometimes of an earlier date than their covering letter. A set of file notes can be found towards the back of the file between folios 61-63.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 64; 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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
- Type
- Archival file
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- 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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/5/303
- Former external reference(s)
- Second Series: 7/2 I
- Date(s)
- 16 Apr 1949-20 Nov 1949 (CE, Gregorian)
- Exhibition history
This file, which was numbered 7/2 Vol I, chronologically follows R/15/5/302 (7/5), and R/15/5/304 has the same number (7/3) as R/15/5/300. It seems probable therefore that R/15/5/303 to 307 should be attributed to the Third Series.
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- Kuwait Order in CouncilCriminal law
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- Political Resident, Persian Gulf
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- IOR/R/15/5/303
- Title
- ‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’
- Pages
- 6r:6v, 42r:42v
- Author
- Āl Ṣabāḥ, Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir xx Al Sabah, Shaikh Ahmed al-Jaber
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- Public Domain
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/303
- Title
- ‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’
- Pages
- 7r:7v
- Author
- Director-General of Police, Kuwait
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/303
- Title
- ‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’
- Pages
- 14r:14v, 17r:17v,
- Author
- Evans, D B
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/303
- Title
- ‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’
- Pages
- 23r:23v, 43r:43v
- Author
- Government of Kuwait
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/303
- Title
- ‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’
- Pages
- 38r:38v
- Author
- Baluch, Haidi
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- The copyright status is unknown. Please contact [email protected] with any information you have regarding this item.
- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/303
- Title
- ‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:5v, 8r:13v, 15r:16v, 18r:22v, 24r:37v, 39r:42v, 44r:63v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence