'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 18/4 Jurisdiction Over Foreigners in Qatar: Qatar Order in Council'
- Date:
- 1935/1950
- Description:
- Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar as per the Order in Council agreed between the two countries. The file contains correspondence regarding the wording and details of the Order in Council and contains versions of the document from 1938 (folios 156-171) and 1939 (folios 244-259) as well a draft from 1937 (folios 88-103).Much of the correspondence compares the situation in Qatar with Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait and a copy of the Kuwait Order in Council (1935) is contained on folios 226-233.The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence in Arabic (with English translations) between the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī and the Political Agency in Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 260; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-218; these numbers are written in a combination of blue ink and pencil, but are not circled (except for a few circled numbers which have been crossed out).
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Geographic region:
- Qatar
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002e3_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x0002e3_en
IOR/R/15/2/2004
IOR/R/15/2/2004