Jurisdiction in Qatar

This file relates to jurisdiction in Qatar. It contains correspondence on:

• Political Resident in the Persian Gulf G H Middleton's concurrence for the trial of criminal mixed cases under the Qatar Order, 1959 (1)
• Question of transferring jurisdiction. It includes the Political Agent J C Moberly's suggestion that Britain should take the initiative, a record of his talks with the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani and a letter authorising the Political Resident to speak to Sheikh Ahmad (2, 5, 8-9)
• Idea of separating the court from the agency, the search for a new Registrar of the Court, and the idea of appointing Mr Davis as Assistant Judge (3)
• Appointment of Dr Hasan Kamel, from Egypt, as legal advisor to the Government. It includes Moberly's assessment of him (4, 7, 9)
• Government's interest in employing Abdul Razzak Ahmad Al Sanhuri to draft its laws (5-6)
• Hasan Kamel's wish to obtain the laws and regulations of the Palestine mandatory government relating to village mukhtars, with a view to reducing the burden on Sheikh Ahmad of settling minor disputes (12)
• UK Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation's suggestion that HMG should retain jurisdiction in connection with traffic and aviation (13)