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Coll 25/27 'Orders-in-Council: Trucial Coast: Jurisdiction over foreigners in the...

Catalogue reference: IOR/L/PS/12/3332

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This record is a file about the Coll 25/27 'Orders-in-Council: Trucial Coast: Jurisdiction over foreigners in the... dating from 15 Mar 1938-1 Apr 1948.

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IOR/L/PS/12/3332
Title
Coll 25/27 'Orders-in-Council: Trucial Coast: Jurisdiction over foreigners in the Trucial Coast Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf; Revision of Persian Gulf Orders in Council'
Date
15 Mar 1938-1 Apr 1948
Description

Correspondence, minute papers, drafts, and notes concerning the drafting of The Trucial States Order in Council. The majority of the file relates to the discussion between officials at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Foreign Office, Political Agency in Bahrain, India Office, and Government of India (External Affairs Department) over the need for and wording of an order for the Trucial States. A copy of The Trucial States Order in Council, 1946, is included (folios 216-227). Further correspondence concerning amendments to other Orders in Council for the region (Kuwait, Qatar, Muscat) and the question of a general Persian Gulf order is contained in the file.

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Former department reference
Coll 25/27
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Physical description
1 file (334 folios)
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Unrestricted

Physical condition
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 336; 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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Coll 25/27 'Orders-in-Council: Trucial Coast: Jurisdiction over foreigners in the Trucial Coast Sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf; Revision of Persian Gulf Orders in Council'