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'File 19/109 IV (C 28) Shaikh's Relations with other Foreign Powers' [65r] (143/617)
The record is made up of 1 volume (298 folios). It was created in 31 Oct 1925-31 Aug 1929. It was written in English and Farsi. 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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4^
to the levy of a two- Kran charge from as is leried
from Persian subjects returning to Persia from Bahrain
without the Ilm^ o- Khal&ar .
( c ) The amount of the Ilm -o- lCiabar fee, rven when
douliled, is insignificant#
Its possession sayes the holder from pacing the cost
or^ouTile cost of a passport which he mmm should possess
if returning from Muscat or Iraq*
(d) If the Persian Government could see their way
to changing the form of this certificate so as to read
"from one port in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
to another" it would
Ije quite unobjectionable and they coulu. honestly collect
the fee from all persons unfurnished with passports,
Oman
travelling between Persia and Kuwait, Truoial rmt or
Muscat as well as from the Persian porta®
I am of opinion that His Majesty^ Legation can only
take one of the two following courses now i-
(a) to inform the Persian Government that, having
seen a specimen of the Ilm -q - lOiabar subsequent to Sir P.
Loraine*s conversation with the Minister for foreign
Affairs in October last, they place on record the view
that its use for persons travelling to Bahrain does not
affect the claim to independence under British protection
of the Chief of those islands vis-a-vis the Persian
Government^ -er-
(iij to ignore officially the fact that IIm- o- KhaDar
certificates are used in a wrongful way*
4» The confiscation by Persian passport authorities of
British passports and British certificates of identity is
another matter altogether* It should &e strongly
•
objected to*
There are thousands of persons in Persia of Persian
origin, who personally or through their fathers have ac
quired British naturalisation in England, India or else-
. , J
where* These persons can only be regarded by the
Persian Government as having two nationalities, and our
right
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File contains correspondence regarding the access requirements of Persians entering Bahrain (from Persia), correspondence regarding reports of Bahrainis resident in Persia being pressured to adopt Persian nationality and several discussions related to the logistics and legality of travel in the region.
The broader political context of these issues, complicated by Persia’s continued claim to sovereignty over Bahrain, is discussed in detail in the file.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (298 folios)
- Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of file to latest at end. There is an index page by topic on folio 2. The numbers in the index appear to refer to the inconsistent, uncircled foliation system.
- Physical characteristics
Originally a bound correspondence file but sheets have been unbound and are now all loose. The volume is foliated from the first page with text to last page with text, with small circled numbers in the top-right corner of each front-facing page. There is an inconsistent, uncircled, foliation system also in the top-right corner of each front-facing page until folio 120.
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- English and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 19/109 IV (C 28) Shaikh's Relations with other Foreign Powers'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, spine-a, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:75v, 76v:89v, 90v:113v, 114v:120r, 120ar, 120br, 120v:142v, 144r:151v, 153r:154v, 156v:183v, 185r:189r, 190r:191v, 194r:198r, 199r:200v, 202v:207v, 209r:209v, 210v:236v, 237v:253v, 256v:296v, iv-r:vii-v, back-i
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