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‘File 7/1 I Kuwait Order-in-Council (Jurisdiction Over Foreigners)’ [24r] (47/394)
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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85. Not later tlmn the >11st day ot March in each year,
or such other day as the Secretary of State, or with his pre
vious or subsequent assent, the Governor-General of India in
Council, directs from time to time, the
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.
shall send to the Governor-General of India in Council, for
transmission to the Secretary of State, a Report on tiie
operation of this Order up to the 31st day of December in
the previous year, or such other date as the Secretary of
State, or, with his previous or subsequent assent, the
Governor-General of India in Council, directs from time to
time, showing* for the last twelve months the number and
nature of the proceedings, criminal and civil, taken under
this < )rder, and the result thereof, and the number and
amount of fees received, and such other information, and
being in such form as the Secretary of State, or with his pre
vious or subsequent assent, the Governor-General of India in
Council, from time to time directs.
86. —(1) A printed copy of this Order, and of all Rules
of Procedure and other Rules for the time being in force
under this Order, shall be kept open to inspection free of
charge in the Office of 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.
and of each Court
established under this Order.
(2) Printed copies thereof shall be sole} in Kuwait at such
reasonable price as 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.
from time to time
directs.
87. —(1) This Order shall be published in the Gazette
of India within such time after the passing thereof as the
Secretary of State may prescribe, and shall come into force
on such day, (in this Order referred to as the commencement
of this Order), within six months after that publication, as
the Governor-General of India in Council may, by notifica
tion in the said Gazette, appoint in this behalf.
(2) Rut any appointment under this Order may be made
at any time after its passing, and no proof shall, in any pro
ceedings, be required of any of the matters prescribed by this
article.
Two of His Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State are
to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respec
tively appertain.
Acts XXXV and XXXVI of 1858 relating respectively to lunatics and
Lunatic Asylums.
The Indian Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860).
The Whipping Act, 1864 (Act VI of 1864).
The Indian Succession Act (Act X of 1865).
The Indian Divorce Act (Act IV of 1869), except so much as relates
to divorce and nullity of marriage.
The Bombay Civil Courts Act, 1869 (Act XIV of 1869), except sec
tions 6. 15 , 23 , 32 . 33 , 34, 38 to 43 (both inclusive), the last clause of
section 19, and the last two clauses of section 22.
The Indian Court Fees Act, 1870.
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Act I of 1872).
The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Act IX of 1872).
The Indian Oaths Act. 1873 (Act X of 1873).
The Indian Majority Act (Act IX of 1875).
The Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887 (Act IX of 1887).
The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890 (Act XI of 1890).
The Indian Pilgrim Ships Act (Act XIV of 1895).
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Act V of 1898), except Chapter
XXXIII.
So much of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (Act VI of 1898), as
relates to offences against the Post Office.
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908).
The Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (Act IX of 1908), so far as it ap
plies to appeals and applications.
And the enactments relating to insolvency and bankruptcy for the
time being in force in the
Presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
of Bombay beyond the limits of the
ordinary original jurisdiction of the High Court of Judicature of Bombay.
A hnertc FttzRoy
First Schedule.
India Acts applied.
S.G.P.Bd ...1907...2205...50...17-12-19.
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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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