Author
the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
agreed between the two countries. The file contains correspondence regarding the wording and details of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
and contains versions of the document from 1938
Publication Date
18 Jul 1935-14 Oct 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
260
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/2004
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x0002e3
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
18 Jul 1935-14 Oct 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding jurisdiction over foreigners in Qatar as per the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
agreed between the two countries. The file contains correspondence regarding the wording and details of the
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
and contains versions of the document from 1938 (folios 156-171) and 1939 (folios 244-259) as well a draft from 1937 (folios 88-103).
Much of the correspondence compares the situation in Qatar with Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait and a copy of the Kuwait
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
(1935) is contained on folios 226-233.
The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence in Arabic (with English translations) between the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī and the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
in Bahrain.
