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'File 79/44 I (S 80) War Emergency Legislation' [‎35r] (86/440)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (218 folios). It was created in 20 Oct 1937-31 May 1939. 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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AIR MIx-ISTRY,
Aciastral House
oICQiluST
King sway |
S.4ri999
30th eceuiber, 1937
t-
lear Symon, ^ , !
In reply to your r. Z. 6964/3? of the 4th 3 ecec ber, we
have no amen Clients to sug^eet in regB .ru to the actual craft
minutes of the meeting held on the 15th .iiove/ober, but as
regar. s the contents of the proposed ur^er in Council you
may like to consider the following points which do not
appear to be coverec by the suggestions put forwarv. by Sir
Trenchard Fowle at pates 3 one 4 of the minutes
(i) A clause to authorise the compulsory acquisition of
land for Military and Air Force purposes.
(ii) A clause providing for the requisition of chattels,
—— ships ana aircraft.
(iii) A clause making- it an offence to obstruct the
exercise of the powers in (ij ana (ii).
(iv) A clause authorising the conscription of labour ior
the purposes of the Royal Air Force and/or Royal Navy.
In regard to (i), if the Sheikhs already own all the
land in the Sheikhdoms ana have a hereditary arbitrary
power of interference and uisposal, this clause may be
totally unnecessary or may be necessary only ior the purpose
of reinforcing existing powers.
As regarus (iii) it might be possible bo bring tnis
clause /the"Hegulations which the Resiaent woula have power
to make uiu er the Blanket Clause on the ground that it is a
matter of public oruer.
Yours sincerely,
(Sgu.) H. B. Russell.
Symon, Esq.,
a Office,
Whitehall, S.W.I.

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The file deals with the issue of the supplementary judicial powers that would be required by the British administration in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in the event of war, and includes the following papers:

The covering dates for the correspondence (the main body of papers) in the file are 20 October 1937 - 30 May 1939. The final date in the overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.

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1 volume (218 folios)
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There is an index at the front of the volume. The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 212 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F; ff. 114, 114A. The following number does not appear in the foliation sequence: 75. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: 23, 25, 26. A second incomplete foliation sequence is also present between ff. 27-200: these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and appear in the same position as the main sequence.

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