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‘File 7/1 I Kuwait Order-in-Council (Jurisdiction Over Foreigners)’ [18v] (36/394)
The record is made up of 1 file (195 folios). It was created in 23 Feb 1919-15 Aug 1927. 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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or deportation occurs, and tlien be put on board a vessel be
longing' to, or in the service of. His Majesty, or, it no such
vessel is available, then on board some other British or other
fit vessel.
(2) The warrant shall be sutficient authority to the per
son to whom it is directed or delivered for execution, and to
the Commanding Officer or master of the vessel, to receive and
detain the person therein named, in the manner therein pres
cribed. and to send or remove and carry him to the place
therein named, according to the warrant.
(3) In case of sending or removal for any purpose other
than deportation, the warrant shall, be issued in duplicate,
and the person executing it shall, as soon as practicable after
his arrival at the place therein named, deliver according to
the warrant, with one of the duplicates of the warrant, to a
constable, or proper officer of police, or keeper of a prison,
or other proper authority or person there, the person named
in the warrant, to be produced on the order of tin* proper
Court or authority there, or to be otherwise dealt with ae
cording to law.
25. If any person to whom this Order applies does anv
of the following things, namely: —
(O Wilfully by act or threat obstructs any Officer of,
or person executing any process of. the Court in
the performance of his duty; or
(2) Within or close to the room or place where the
Court is sitting wilfully misbehaves in a violent,
threatening, or disrespectful manner to the dis
turbance of fhe Court, or to the intimidation of
suitors or others resorting thereto; or
(3) Wilfully insults any member of the Court, or any
assessor, or any person acting as a Clerk or Offi
cer of the Court during his sitting or attendance
in Court, or in his going to or returning from
Court; or
('41 Does any act in relation to the Court oy a Judge
thereof, or a matter pending therein, which, if
done in relation to a Superior Court in England
or in India, would be punishable as a contempt of
such Court, or as a libel on such Court or the
Judges thereof, or the administration of justice
therein ;
such person shall be liable to be apprehended by order of the
Court with or without warrant, and, on inquiry and con
sideration, and after the hearing of any defence which such
person may offer, without further process or trial, to be
punished with a fine not exceeding 100
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or with im
prisonment not exceeding twenty-four hours.
A Minute shall be made and kept of every such case of
punishment, recording the facts of the offence and the extent
of the punishment.
Provided that,- if the Court thinks fit. instead of proceed
ing under the preceding provisions, it may direct or cause the
offender to be tried in a separate criminal prosecution or pro
ceeding, in which the offender shall be liable to any punish
ment to which he would be liable if the offence were commit
ted in relation to the Court of a Sessions Judge in India.
Nothing herein shall interfere with the power of the
Court to remove or exclude persons who interrupt or obstruct
the proceedings of the Court.
20. If any person to whom this Order applies smuggles
or imports into or exports from Kuwait any goods whereon
any duty is charged by or payable to the Sultan, with intent
to evade payment of the duty, he shall be punished with im
prisonment for a term which may extend to two months, rfr
with a fine which may extend to 1,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or a sum equal
to treble the value of the goods (whichever shall be the
greater), or with both imprisonment and fine.
2<. It any person to whom this Order applies smuggles
or imports into or exports from Kuwait any goods the impor
tation or exportation whereof is lawfully prohibited, he
shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which mav
extend to one year, or with a fine which may extend to 2,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, or to a sum equal to treble the value of the goods
(whichever shall be the greater), or with imprisonment and
fine.
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- Content
The file is concerned with the introduction of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (1925) and the subsequent issue of supporting King‘s Regulations by 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. : The Indian Pilgrim Ships Regulation (1926) and Indian Succession Regulation (1927). It therefore contains drafts proposals and correspondence between British officials concerning proposed revisions, and the extent to which it should be based on the Orders in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. for Bahrain and Muscat.
The file also contains correspondence debating whether a separate Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. for Kuwait is required, and if so how urgent this requirement is. This debate is undertaken in the context of proposals for a single Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. for the entire Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and the possibility that Kuwait may come under the authority of Mesopotamia as part of the post-war settlement. The extent that Britain is able to assume authority over non-British and non-Muslim subjects (e.g. Americans and Europeans) is also discussed within the file.
The main correspondents are as follows: 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. (Daniel McCollum and James Carmichael More); 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. (Arthur Trevor and Francis Beville Prideaux); the High Commissioner for Iraq (Sir Percy Cox); the Foreign Department of the Government of India; and officials of the Colonial Office, 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. , and the Foreign Office.
The Arabic content in the file consists of an exchange (see folios 113-127) between 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. and the Shaikh of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jabir as-Subah [Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]. This correspondence is dated 24 October and 3 November 1925; it concerns the publication of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and queries from the Shaikh as to the extent of British authority over foreigners; it includes English translations.
Draft copies of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. can be found on folios 83-92, while copies of the published version can be found on folios 96-102 and 139-52. A draft of the The Indian Pilgrim Ships Regulation may be found on folios 158-59, and the final version can be found on folio 163. A copy of the final Indian Succession Regulation can be found on folio 187.
A wax seal — possibly a Foreign Office seal — is affixed to folio 136.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (195 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers within the file have been arranged chronologically from the front to the back of the file, the exceptions being enclosures which are often of an earlier date than their covering letter.
- Physical characteristics
Condition: some folios have been damaged at the edges, and in some cases this has resulted in a loss of text, particularly the Arabic content on folios 115-19. The overall legibility of the file is not affected.
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 197; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present sporadically between ff 12-196 as some numbers have previously been rubbed out; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/5/293
- Title
- ‘File 7/1 I Kuwait Order-in-Council (Jurisdiction Over Foreigners)’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:119v, 122r:125v, 128r:182v, 184r:196v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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