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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar'
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3322
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This record is a file about the Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar' dating from 18 Jul 1935-8 Jun 1935.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/PS/12/3322
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Title (The name of the record)
- Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 18 Jul 1935-8 Jun 1935
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence, minute papers, and notes relating to the issue of The Qatar Order in Council, 1939. The correspondence is mostly between officials at the Foreign Office, India Office, Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, and the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department (later, External Affairs). The papers concern the discussion of the need for the order, its drafting, issue, and distribution, as well as its revision in 1939. Correspondence with the Shaikh of Qatar, Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani [Shaikh 'Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī], is also included and mostly relates to his wish for assurance of his jurisdiction over Muslim foreigners. A copy of the order is found on folios 138-153. A copy of the Kuwait Order in Council is also included, for reference purposes (folios 271-86).
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- British Library: Asian and African Studies
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Coll 25/18
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 file (314 folios)
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Unrestricted
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 317; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-103 and ff 104-316. These are also both written in pencil and located in the top right corner of each folio. The former have been circled and crossed out, the latter have not been circled.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/68137754-9c32-4231-9400-f4d4e8bf4357/
Series information
IOR/L/PS/12
Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
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This record is held at British Library: Asian and African Studies
Within the fonds: IOR/L/PS
Political and Secret Department Records
Within the series: IOR/L/PS/12
Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
Within the sub-series: IOR/L/PS/12/3304-3341
Political (External) Collection 25: HM Orders in Council
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Coll 25/18 'Orders-in-Council: Qatar: Jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar'