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Coll 25/34 'Orders in Council: Future of extraterritorial rights after the transfer...
Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3340
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This record is a file about the Coll 25/34 'Orders in Council: Future of extraterritorial rights after the transfer... dating from 30 Jan 1947-20 Jan 1948.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- IOR/L/PS/12/3340
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Title (The name of the record)
- Coll 25/34 'Orders in Council: Future of extraterritorial rights after the transfer of power'
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Date (When the record was created)
- 30 Jan 1947-20 Jan 1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence relating to legislative matters resulting from Indian Independence. The papers cover the interdepartmental discussion of the issue of extraterritorial jurisdiction in countries outside of India following the transfer of responsibility from the Government of India to HM Government in London. Amendments to existing Orders in Council in the Persian Gulf (Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Muscat, and the Trucial States) are suggested. In addition to the Persian Gulf, the situation in Nepal, Tibet, Burma, and Afghanistan is also discussed. The correspondence is between officials at the India Office, Foreign Office, and the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf. A copy of the Nepal Order in Council, 1939 (folios 22-23), and China Order in Council, 1943 (folios 24-25), are included in the file.
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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 25/34
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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 (33 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/88800e5f-8835-4202-bafc-0889d7a3936c/
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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 25/34 'Orders in Council: Future of extraterritorial rights after the transfer of power'