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FO 371/126986

Legislative and judicial policy in Persian Gulf: periodic reports on courts; revision of orders and payment of fees, 1957

This file contains: Correspondence relating to the gathering together of letters and despatches relating to future legislative and judicial policy in the Gulf (1) Annual reports on the working of Orders in Council in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the Trucial States and Muscat along with comments on and responses to the reports.
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.
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.
FO 371/127003

Christian marriage law in Persian Gulf; registration of births, marriages and deaths under legislation of India, 1957

This file contains: Notes from a meeting at which efforts were made to redraft the Christian Marriage Act to conform with the Foreign Marriages Act, along with comments and further suggested amendments.
FO 371/168722

Burial grounds at Masira and Salala, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to the siting of Christian burial grounds at Masira [Masirah] and Salala [Salalah] for RAF use (1).
FO 371/109929

Judicial matters in Qatar: possibility of establishing joint courts and joint legislation, 1954

This file contains: Correspondence relating to Judge Haines's visit to Dohah [Doha] and his conclusion that the idea of joint courts must be abandoned for the moment. Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani and Abdulla Darwish referred to a 1935 letter from Colonel T C Fowle in which, they allege, HMG agreed to the application of Sharia Law to foreigners. B A B Burrows cannot find any such statement.
FO 371/109824

Visits to Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Egypt by ministers: report of visit by Mr Dodds-Parker MP, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Stokes' enquiry to Eden about the progress of a possible ad hoc committee to study religious persecution, particularly in Poland and Stokes' impending tour of the Middle East (1) Minister of State at the Board of Trade Heathcoat-Amory's visit to Baghdad possibly being extended to Bahrain, Kuwait, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan (2) Timetable and account of Dodds-Parker's visit to the Middle East (Bahrain-Kuwait-Iraq-Egypt) on his return from southeast Asia (3-5) Proposed visit of Dr Reginald Bennett to Bahrain (6-7)

FO 371/174579

Regulations on marriage, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to discussions over whether the new Christian Marriage Act, which has replaced the Indian Christian Marriage Act in several of the Gulf States, should also be extended to Muscat (1).

FO 371/140272

Religion in countries in Persian Gulf. Code BA file 1781, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request for information regarding the proposed visit of the Anglican Archbishop (1) News that a secretary of Anwar Sadat has visited Doha and received a donation of £50,000 towards the Islamic Congress and discussions as to what the function of this Congress is, and whether it might have political intentions (2)