‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- ‘File 7/2 I Working of Kuwait in Council, 1949’
- Date:
- 1949/1949
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence respecting questions arising from the implementation of the Kuwait Order in Council; the main correspondents are the Kuwait Political Agent (Gordon Noel Jackson and Herbert George Jakins) and the Persian Gulf Political Resident (Sir William Rupert Hay). The sort of questions raised include the extent of the powers of the State Police, the desirability of additional King's Regulations, and the appeals procedure for criminal cases heard at the Agency Court.The Arabic language content consists of a limited amount of correspondence — with English translation — between the Political Agent, officials of the State Police, and the Shaikh of Kuwait, Shaikh Ahmed al Jabir as-Subah [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]. An introduction to criminal law as applied to Kuwait can be found on folios 31-35.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 64; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Kuwait Order in Council
Criminal law - Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00015a_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00015a_en
IOR/R/15/5/303
IOR/R/15/5/303