"ملف 29/7 I قنصلي: أحكام جوازات السفر والتأشيرات (المعمول بها في البحرين ومسقط والكويت ومشيخات أخرى)" [و‎‎٩‎٩] (٥٩٠/٢٠٢)

The Political Agent,
BAHRAIN,
To
The Secretary to the Hon’ble the Political Resident
in the Persian Gulf, Bushire.
I have the honour to refer to your letter No; 1289. datid the
1 'W'-.
20th June 1931 and to enclose three passes si/yied by one liana *
bin lashid bin Maktun,apparently of Dubai.
It appears that these passes Fere given to divers who cme
to Bahrain and although their passes were not in order they were
allowed to land as they were in possession of diving books.
Viith regard to the second paragraph of your let ter under
reference 3 1 presume the Hon T bio the Political Resident only
requires that steamer passengers should have their passes issued
by the Residency Agent at Sharjah. There is a large traffic in*
sailing craft direct from the Trncia] Coast^from such places as
Abu Dhabi and Has al Khaimali ? and it would be a great liardship to
poor people if they were obliged to proceed to Sharjah to obtain
passes before sailing; in fact in many cases it would be
impossible for them to do so* In Bahrain a distinction is drawn
between passengers by steamer and passengers by country craft and
in the case of country craft some latitude is permitted,the
nakhudas and crews ? for example,being allowed on shore during the
stay of their vessels in harbour without papers.
Divers are,of course,permitted to land, here on the strength
of thciir diving books,since many of them come from places where
there are no passport facilities,as for instance,the fangistan
ports,and the Bahrain Government have no desire whatever to impede
their entry into Bahrain.