"ملف ٢١/٣ المسؤول السياسي في قطر والشؤون السياسية بها" [و‎‎٣‎٨] (٩٤/٧٥)

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213/39/49
The Persian Gulf Residency,
Bahrain.
27th October, 1949.
Please refer to your Agency letter No.
C/B-479 of the 15 th October about the status of
the Political Officer at Qatar.
Tne Political Agent, Bahrain, remains the
Political Agent as far as Qatar is concerned in
the same way as he does for the Trucial Coast, and
Wilton should continue to be referred to as
Political Officer.
The definition of Political Agent in the
Qatar Order-in-Council is identical with that
(mutatis mutandis) in the Trucial States Order- u
in-Council. Hitherto it has been held that the
Political Officer, Trucial States, or in his absence . ^ '0
the Residency Agent, is the representative of the \
Political Agent, Bahrain, and as such entitled to x'
exercise the judicial powers of the Political ^geht.
Beckett has objected to this vide my letter 85/^6/49
of the 8th July and if you wish Wilton to be granted
judicial powers you should apply through me for his
appointment as a judge of the Political Agent*s
Court.
3. I understand from Gethin that you wish
the question oi a salute ior Wilton to be considered
The Political Officer, Trucial Coast has never been
granted a salute, and as the Qatar and Trucial Coast
posts so far as I am aware are graded as a 8 posts for
which no salute is provided in the Foreign Office
Regulations, I do not propose to take the matter up.
H.G. Jakins, Bsq.,
The Political Agent,
Bahrain.
BAHRAIN RECEIPT.
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