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Judiciary, 1967-1968

This file is on legal affairs in Qatar and the retrocession of jurisdiction, June 1967 to October 1968. It contains correspondence relating to: Phased retrocession of jurisdiction beginning with matters relating to traffic in Qatar and the ambiguous status of Pakistanis in Qatar as Muslim citizens of the Commonwealth Qatar Traffic Regulation, 1954 [Queen's Regulation No. 4 of 1954] subsequently amended by Queen's Regulation No. 5 of 1954 and Queen's Regulation No.

FO 1016/112

Jurisdiction: order in council, 1950 Jan 1-Dec 30

This file relates to jurisdiction in Kuwait.

FO 371/126980

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.

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Judiciary, 1967-1968

Jurisdiction: order in council, 1950 Jan 1-Dec 30

Penal code and transfer of jurisdiction in Qatar, 1957