'File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)' [‎55r] (114/590)

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cases of urgency, to supply
Bahraini applicants with a
restricted British pass'oort, or
- 'End preferably whenever possible -
with a simple Ikergeacy Certificate, I
to assist them in travelling to
Bahrein*
(b) I take it all renewals of Bahreini
passports will have to be effected at
Bahrein, Bahreinis living at Basra, for
em-sple,sending in their passports to
Bahrein with the requisite fee*
(c) Section 8 is unhappily drafted, in my
opinion, and X scarcely know where to
begin in discussing it* To deal with the
least first* for M visa u the word
"endorsement* should have been used* It
is, further* not stated what authority
is to give this "visa”* There is m
oWxous difficulty owing to the non-
existence of Bahraini Consuls* It is
finally, to my mind clear that British
subjects under the provisions of
Chapter Ilf1 {Passports) of toe Central
Consular Instructions which, at sections
4 cmd 8, links m> directly with Chanter
MIX {rotoetion-Claims), are entitled by
the British nmpir© endorsem.ent (see
Regal tion. J?, in back page of pass ports)
to land at Bahrein* Beverihelesa, md
with a view to assist holders of British
Passports, my Chancery will ha instrueted
to issue special endorsements for Bahrein
to British subjects in future free of
charge *
2* One oilier point regarding dates arises. I
notice that in your telegram bo. 625 of June 19
last to toe (foverximent of India, with repetition
to the Secretary of State for India in London, in
reply to telegram Ho. 1856 of J no 8 from toe
latter, you stated that "Balirein are starting
"to issue toem this romiug** the allusion being
to regular passports* According to Bahrein
GoveroM&ut proclamation Ho, 5 of 1549, however,
the Issue of passports Is to be "with effect toon
"the 22nd Saffcr, 1349 ‘S which date I make out to
be July, not Jane, 19* I would he grateful to
learn whether the error lies la the date given
in