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Penal code and transfer of jurisdiction in Qatar, 1957

This file contains: Qatar (Amendment) Order, 1956 (1) Correspondence relating to the transfer of jurisdiction over nationals of certain Muslim states from HMG to the Ruler of Qatar and the question of how this would affect the rights of non-Muslims. Enquiries are made regarding the arrangements in place for dealing with this in Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Karachi and Tehran and replies form the embassy or high commission at each of these places are enclosed. The question of dealing with cases involving the personal status of non-Muslims is also considered.

FO 371/104257

Tour of Middle East countries by US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles accompanied by Mutual Security Agency Director Harold Stassen and officials; comments on Dulles' speech on his return and on US policy generally in the Middle East. Code E file 1034, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Extract from the State Department Bulletin on 10 March of a statement made by J F Dulles in New York about his trip to the Middle East and South Asia (1) Proposed visit of Dr Garland E Hopkins, Vice President of the American Friends of the Middle East (AFME) to Afghanistan and the Middle and Far East (2) Arab hopes becoming fixed on the chances that the new US Administration will make some dramatic policy change away from the support of Israel and in favour of the Arab cause (3) Details of the preliminary itinerary of Dulles's visit to

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Penal code and transfer of jurisdiction in Qatar, 1957

Tour of Middle East countries by US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles accompanied by Mutual Security Agency Director Harold Stassen and officials; comments on Dulles' speech on his return and on US policy generally in the Middle East. Code E file 1034, 1953