Abstract: The file consists of a report on British consular jurisdiction in Persia and the territories bordering the Persian Gulf by Sir P Francis, and Sir Arnold Burrowes Kemball.It includes the following:treaty limitations on jurisdiction;civil and criminal jurisdiction in Persia;an assessment of different systems of jurisdiction and existing Orders in Council;suggested amendments to the Orders of Council.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at f 76, and terminates at f 81, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.