‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’ [‎8v] (16/128)

Content

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.

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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