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FO 1016/120

Disposal of estates of persons who die in Kuwait: policy, 1949 Dec 16-1950 Nov 20

This file relates to policies regarding the disposal of estates of foreign oil company employees who die in Kuwait.

FO 1016/100

Jurisdiction over British subjects, 1951 Mar 6-Sept 30

This file relates to jurisdiction over British subjects in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, within the context of negotiations for a new Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between HMG and Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur in place of the 1939 Treaty.

FO 371/126979

Penal code and transfer of jurisdiction in Bahrain, 1957

This file contains: Bahrain (Amendment) Order, 1956 (1) Correspondence relating to a point raised by Legal Advisor in the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf Mawdsley about criminal justice administration in Bahrain (2-3) Correspondence relating to the processes to be followed to bring about the transfer of jurisdiction in Bahrain.

FO 371/126977

Jurisdiction in Kuwait and Neutral Zone, 1957

This file contains: Dispatch from the Political Agent in Kuwait G W Bell describing a meeting in which he announced the decision to hand over to the Ruler of Kuwait jurisdiction over all Muslims, other than those from Aden Colony, Pakistan and the British Somaliland Protectorate. He also announced HMG's intention to assume jurisdiction over all classes in the Kuwaiti-Saudi Neutral Zone (1) Kuwait (Amendment No.

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