'File 4/6 I Kuwait-Iraq Frontier' [293v] (596/751)
The record is made up of 1 file (371 folios). It was created in 30 Jan 1931-7 Oct 1939. 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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(a) If the Court on conviction of an offence recommends his
deportation in accordance with the provisions of laws
in force.
'(b) If he is proved to have been found during a whole year
since the date of his entry into ‘ Iraq wandering without
ostensible means of subsistence.
(c) If the Minister of Interior deems his deportation to be
necessary in the public interests, security or public
morals.
(2) If a person against whom a deportation order has been issued
is found in ‘Iraq, the Director of Residence shall expel him
from ‘Iraq.
(3) A deportation order in respect of a foreigner may apply to
the foreign members of his family who are his dependants,
as the deportation order may prescribe.
(4) The Director of Residence shall undertake the execution of
the deportation order, and he may arrest the foreigner for
this purpose and for the purpose of re-deportation in
pursuance of the magisterial power which may be granted to
him vide Article 11.
Article 11. — (1) A foreigner shall be required to leave ‘Iraq by order of the
Minister of Interior, or any person authorised by him, in the
following cases:
(a) should it appear that all the conditions prescribed in
Article 4 of this Law were not'fulfilled by him, which
was not known at the time of granting him visa, with the
exception of the case indicated in paragraph 4 hereof, if
any action for extradition had been taken;
(b) if he was not holding a passport or in possession of a
visa to enter ‘Iraq;
(c) if he was not granted visa in accordance with Article 6
of this Law;
(2) If the period of his residence in ‘Iraq has expired and he has
failed to apply for extension of residence as stipulated in
Article 7, a foreigner on the recommendation of a Court shall
be expelled from ‘Iraq by order of the Director of Residence.
(3) The Director of Residence shall be granted magisterial powers
under the Baghdad Civil Procedure Regulations delegating to
him the power of arresting a foreigner in the aforementioned
cases for the purpose of execution of his expulsion from ‘Iraq.
(4) Any person expelled from ‘Iraq in any of the cases mentioned
in paragraph 1 above may enter ‘Iraq after having fulfilled
the conditions prescribed in this Law.
Article 12. —The Director of Residence may order the disposal of money and
property in possession of a foreigner for the purpose of his
repatriation together with his family in cases mentioned in
Articles 10 and 11.
CHAPTER 5.
Fees.
Article 13. (1) There shall be prescribed by a decision of the Council of
Ministers, pursuant to the proposal of the Minister of
Interior:—
(u) the amounts of visa fees which should not exceed
I D. 3/-. In the case mentioned in Article 6, a double
visa fee shall be collected;
(b) the amount of fee for the Residence book, as well as the
fee for the extension of residence, provided it should not
exceed one Dinar. A fee for a residence book shall be
collected in the event of a duplicate copy being issued
in case of loss, as stipulated in Article 7 (3).
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This file contains correspondence regarding the delineation of the borders between Kuwait and its neighbours, Iraq and Saudi Arabia (occasionally referred to as Nejd in the file).
The primary correspondents in the file are officials from the British High Commission in Iraq, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait, the British Embassy in Baghdad and various British officials based in India. The file also contains correspondence from the Ruler of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and officials of the Government of Iraq, most of this is in Arabic (with English translations).
In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following:
- History of Kuwaiti-British Relations 1775-1929, extracted from Aitchinson's Treaties, Engagements and Sanads, Vol. XI, 5th Edition (folios 78-83).
- Copy of the Kuwait-Najd Boundary Convention of 1922 (folios 84-85).
- Tracing of chart made by HMS Sphinx, July 1903 that shows Bubayan Island and the border between Iraq and Kuwait (folio 97).
- Statement of the Wells and Territories of Ahl Murra (folio 149).
- Rough Sketch Map Showing Approximate Area of Morrah Tribal Area from Baduin [Bedouin] Sources (folio 158).
- Map showing the Iraq-Kuwait border around Jabal Sanam (folio 187).
- Copy of 'Iraq Government Gazette, 15 May 1938 (folios 292-294).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (371 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 369; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-366; 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/15/5/184
- Title
- 'File 4/6 I Kuwait-Iraq Frontier'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:8v, 12r:34v, 36r:43v, 46r:52v, 54r:55v, 57r:61v, 64r:67v, 69r:96v, 98r:134v, 136r:136v, 138r:156v, 157ar, 157r:157v, 159r:186v, 188r:300v, 302r:328v, 333r:369v, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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