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File 13/11 'Registration of Foreigners - Kuwait' [12r] (23/72)
The record is made up of 1 file (36 folios). It was created in 5 Feb 1949-31 Aug 1949. 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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according to which Palestinians here who are not registered
as in the employ of British Subjects or Foreigners (which
includes the Kuwait Oil Company and other foreign companies)
are, since the termination of the mandate, subject to
jurisdiction of Bhei.th of Kuwait; whereas those who are
in
registered under the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
as/the service
of British Subjects or Foreigners are subject to our
jurisdiction with certain reservations relating to Jfert /
of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, £his means that, if they are so
registered, they are subject to our passport control.
6. Bo far only the provisions of Part /I of the a, ^ V
0 ^
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
relating to the registration of Companies
have been complied with; and it will not be possible to
register the 4457 passports of British Subjects as required
by Part /I until we get more staff. ^’he Kuwait Oil
Company and their contracting firms, who fitu are by far
the largest employers of Kuwait Subjects (as defined by the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
), have given us lists of all their
employees by name; but this has not been done for the
specific purposes contemplated by Article 8 (iii) of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, Nor am I certain that it is desirable -
in view of local sentiment - that they should register
for this purpose all of their employees who are Kuwait
Subjects, and I do not propose to suggest to them tl,at
they should do so.
^ 7. As long as they remain unregistered at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
the Palestinians among them who have no papers
s.ould loo^ to the Kuwait Government for travel documents;
but such documents of laissez passer are unlikely to be
of much, if any, value without our visas.
8. Until further instructions are received, I shall
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The file contains Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. papers regarding the registration of foreigners.
It mainly consists of correspondence 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. , Kuwait, and 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bahrain [the latter is ‘Prodrome’ in the telegrams]. It also includes letters from 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. , Kuwait, to the Kuwait Oil Company and other companies. The correspondence relates to:
- the Kuwait Security Department Notification that all foreigners residing in Kuwait are required to register at the Travelling and Residence Office, and the question as to whether or not this applies to foreigners who come under British jurisdiction under the terms of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
- the validity of Palestinian passports after the termination of the Mandate
- the registration of British subjects and foreigners under Part VI of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. by the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
The file includes a letter in Arabic, a copy of the Kuwait Security Department Notification in Arabic (there is also a copy in English), and an 'Application for permission to stay (or extension of stay) in Kuwait' form in English and Arabic.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (36 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; 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.
Previous foliation sequences, which are also circled, have been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/319
- Title
- File 13/11 'Registration of Foreigners - Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 6r:35v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence