File 13/11 'Registration of Foreigners - Kuwait' [27r] (53/72)
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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KUWAIT,
Plea 8« refer to our convert* tlcnp ebcv.t AbduJ3a
Mubarak 1 1 <5eL^iid ti&t all ei&plcyeee of your CoKsr^ny other
th*7i rabjecta of Hi,, Xlgfenest the ^«*ikh (l # c 4
proper) should at tiie ioawatt OcTerment 1 ^
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2* Shaikh Abdulla Mubarak aocnlnlned to #e that v »e
vdahec] to introdiio© tils to holn HiR to rnalntain to
iwxrcnr* security la xoiwlt ^iiieh Had doterlorrtec t r-v^h
v:hc 5 n:Tux of foralgtiers 9 «^eny travel or
Identity popvra 9 sceiiiig oienloyT^nt ^flth t>^o Kuwait Oil
Ccxspfeny*
3* Your ei^rloyeaa i«ho are nationals of ko»leB» States
and who are not British subjects within the manin* of
Article 4 of the Kuwait
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
are already
subject to Hii; Highness 1 jurisdiction when In Kuualtt
and I agreed with fcheikh Abdulla Mubarak that if he
particularly wished ihzt Uiey should be registered end
should carry residence books I would not further try
to dissuade hirs. ?he Kuweit GovemsBent will charge
the© the turn fee for e residence book as their own
Governments charge Kuwaitis residing In their respective
countries f on the basic of reciprocity*
4* In respect of British subjects and tc 'olgmrs
subject t© lilc Majesty*a Governrent*s jurisdiction lr
Kuwait he has agreed to dispense with registration at
the Kuweit Covernicent* s Passpert and fiatiorality Ofrice
and with residence books provided I car give hi© lists ✓
of these persons with a photograph of each. /t>
5. As you know we are in ary case reculred by Part
VII of the Kuwait Order In Courcll to register at the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
all persons subject to our jurisdiction, but,
as eirlained in icy letter Ko.M/49(13/11) of the 3rd Ray.
we have hitherto not been able to do It. It would
greatly assist, however* if I could take advantage of
ycur offer tc supply lists in duplicate by natlor.ajity
ef your eoployees including their wives and children,
who ai© subject to His Majesty's Governpcnt's jurSsdic*
tion together with a nhoto of each person affixed along*
side his or her nas* and the following detaiist
Surnaae in block letters;
Christian names;
Place and date of birth;
Occupation;
(For nerrlod wo««® only) Here of husbrnd
and woHjan f s nationality, if not British;
(For children only) Heirc end nationality
of parents.
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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