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The record is made up of 1 file (4 folios). It was created in 14 Aug 1928. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Memorandum by John Gilbert Laithwaite, of the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , on the rules governing travel documents for Persians and Bahrainis travelling in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The document gives a brief historical overview on what procedures have been followed by the British and Persian governments since 1910. It discusses the issuing of passports and travel passes (Ilm-o-Khabar) for Bahraini merchants in Persia, Bahrain, and Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], with recommendations for preventing Persia from imposing sovereignty over Bahrain.

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1 file (4 folios)
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The paragraphs are numbered 1-14.

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Foliation: the sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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English in Latin script
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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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IOR/L/PS/18/B415

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14 Aug 1928 (CE, Gregorian)

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'Question of issue of Persian passports or travelling passes (Ilm-o-khabar) to subjects of Bahrein, 1910-1922', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/18/B415, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0003d9> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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