Application of Queen's Regulations in Persian Gulf

This file relates to the application of the Queen's Regulations in the Gulf. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Recruitment of Jordanian lawyers for the posts of three judges in Bahrain and one legal advisor in Dubai (1)
• A Geevarugise's complaint concerning the judgement received from the Court in Bahrain relating to proceedings arising out of a claim for breach of contract (2, 7)
• Question of transferring jurisdiction over Algerian nationals to the local Rulers (3)
• Procedure under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881-a case relating to Aden (4)
• Memorandum for the Law Officers on the procedure for bringing the Queen's Regulations into effect in the Gulf and elsewhere and for bringing into force rules of court of the Gulf courts (5)
• J Whyatt's illness and the delay in answering correspondence on specific legislative and jurisdictional questions; Whyatt's consultations on various proposed Queen's Regulations (6, 8)
• Arabic-speaking District Judge from Hong Kong who requires a post in the Gulf (9)
• Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa's reaction to a legal case and the need to issue Queen's Regulations on the subject of 'no objection' certificates concerning the issue of visas in Bahrain (10)
• HMG policy on proposed Queen's Regulations for Qatar and Bahrain (11, 13-14)
• Aliens Order 1953 (12)
• Outstanding legal questions relating to Bahrain (14)
• Receipt of a book by Dr Albaharna of Cambridge University: 'Legal Problems of the Persian Gulf' (15)
• Draft Queen's Regulation for Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States, transferring jurisdiction over Algerians to the Rulers (16)
• Lack of improvement in the situation as regards the Jordanian lawyers in Bahrain (17)
• Original copies of (a) Bahrain Transfer of Jurisdiction Regulation (Queen's Regulation No 4 of 1963) (b) Qatar Transfer of Jurisdiction Regulation (Queen's Regulation No 2 of 1963) and (c) Trucial States Transfer of Jurisdiction Regulation (Queen's Regulation No 1 of 1963) (18)
• Request to the Lord Privy Seal concerning the length of time HMG proposes to maintain British jurisdiction in certain Gulf States (19)