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'File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)' [64r] (132/590)
The record is made up of 1 file (292 folios). It was created in 24 Dec 1929-16 Oct 1934. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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THE BRITISH
RESIDENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
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Bushlre, the gust 1930
i saw Dickson as he passed through last
Wednesday and he discussed v/ith me the question of the
Kuwait passport system, and said that he had discussed
it with you at Karachi.
Kuwait desire that all Bahreinis coming
to Kuwait should have visas granted hy the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
.
As Bahrein have issued a proclamation saying that no
have a proper visa Kuwait are on strong grounds in
making a similar demand, and p rima facie their re
quest is reascnaole.
much additional work on your office, hut perhaps
it might he possible to arrange that the paper pass
ports should he signed hy Belgrave and the hock
passports only visaed hy the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
or something of
that sort. In any case, however, 1 would he glad
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V, —
if you could take up* the matter in direct correspondence
with Dickson and try and arrive at a satisfactory modus
v ivendi . it hardly seems necessary to refer the
matter to me in the first instance, though I shall he
glad to he informed of the arrangement ultimately
arrived at.
one willjhe allowed to land at Bahrein unless they
i do not know whether this would impose
ptain C.G. Prior, I.A.,
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
Bahrein.
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This file contains correspondence and documents related to passport and visa regulations in the various Shaikhdoms of the Gulf, primarily in Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat.
The majority of the correspondence is between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain; the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in Bushire and other British officials, both in the region and in London.
The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence in Arabic, including letters to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain from Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim, the Emir of Qatar.
On folios 134-135, the file contains a Foreign Office memorandum entitled 'Travel Documents for Persons proceeding to, and for Natives of, Certain British Protectorates and Certain Arab States'.
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- 1 file (292 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 292; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 9-260; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1748
- Title
- 'File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:16v, 18r:24v, 29r:32v, 37r:45v, 47r:47v, 49r:87v, 89r:96v, 98r:99v, 101r:119v, 121r:136v, 138r:143v, 145r:182v, 186r:214v, 216r:218v, 222r:258v, 260r:289v, 289ar:289av, 290r:291v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence