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'File 79/44 I (S 80) War Emergency Legislation' [131r] (278/440)
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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"lay by order declare tnat area or
those premises to be a protected place
for tne purposes of these Regulations;
and so long as the order is in force,
no person shall, subject to any
exemptions for which provision may be
made by the order, be in that area or
those premises without the permission
of such authority or person as may be
specified in the order.
Corresponds to
Article 2(2) of
Defence Regula
tions,
3, Any unauthorised person enter
ing a protected place shall be liable
to a penalty of imprisonment for a
term not exceeding three months or of
a fine not exceeding Re. 1,500 or of
both, and may be deported.
Corresponds to
Article 2(3) of
Defence Regula
tions*
4. Any person who loiters in the
vicinity of a protected place and
continues to loiter in that vicinity
after being requested by the appropriate
person to leave it shall be liable to
a fine not exceeding Hs.500, or to
imprisonment for one month on failure
of payment*
Corresponds to
Article 3 of
Defence Regula
tions •
5.
Any person doing an act within
Kuwait
wi th
the territory of Bahrain
Muscat and Oman
intent to impair the efficiency or
/ impede
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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:
- papers dated October 1937 - July 1938 concerning the question of war emergency legislation in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including a paper by Sir Trenchard Craven William Fowle, 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. outlining the strategic importance of the region, the existing judicial position, and required legislation, October 1937; response to Fowle's paper from a representative of the Foreign Office, October 1937; and minutes of a meeting to discuss the question held at the 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. , November 1937;
- papers dated December 1937 - May 1939 concerning the draft Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States (Emergency) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ;
- papers dated March 1938 - April 1939 concerning draft King's Regulations;
- papers dated October 1938 - April 1939 relating to draft Defence Regulations, which were based on suggestions made by Fowle;
- papers dated October 1938 - January 1939 concerning the draft Trading with the Enemy Bill;
- papers dated November 1938 - May 1939 relating to the issue by Gulf Rulers of draft 'alans' (legislative announcements) in the event of war, particularly in terms of the implications of the Rulers' renouncement of neutrality, should they formally side with the British;
- papers dated April 1939 - May 1939 concerning proposals for a Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. ;
- draft circular letter entitled 'Draft Letter to be Issued to the Shaikhs of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. in the Event of War', requesting their co-operation on behalf of the British Government, written by 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. , Bahrain [Hugh Weightman], with covering letter dated 13 May 1939.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (218 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/1/707
- Title
- 'File 79/44 I (S 80) War Emergency Legislation'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1fv, 2r:74v, 76r:114v, 114ar:114av, 115r:211v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence