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'File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)' [‎134v] (273/590)

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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to the holders: Such good offices may include the endorsement, at the
discretion of the Consular officer, of Bahrein! and Muscat! passports
for travel to countries not already specified, and the grant of visas for
travel to British territory. . ,
4. Holders of Koweit Certificates of Identity signed and sealed by
the 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. , and of Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Certificates of Identity signed
and sealed by the 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. Agent at Shargah, should be similarly
treated. ,
5. Travel facilities may be granted to natives of the Hadramaut and
of the Trucial Sheikhdoms who are in possession of documents establish
ing their nationality issued by the rulers of those States.
6. In the event of persons without papers claiming to be subjects
of the rulers of the Hadramaut, Bahrein, Koweit, or Muscat or of any I
of the Trucial Sheikhs, and applying for travel facilities, they should
be invited to fill up a suitably drafted application form. These, in the i
case of the Hadramaut, should be forwarded to the Resident at Aden, ,
in the case of the Trucial Sheikhdoms, to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the |j
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and in other cases, to the Political Agents in the States |
concerned. If, however, the applicant desires only to return to his
place of origin, and time is pressing, telegraphic reference may be made,
at the expense of the applicant, to the 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. concerned, or in
the case of a native of Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. , and on
receipt of the confirmatory reply emergency certificates may be issued,
valid only for the return journey.
7. Subject always to standing instructions, visas may be granted
to foreigners, other than British subjects, desiring to proceed to any
of the above-mentioned territories, but only after reference to the local
British authorities as specified above.
The requirement of visas for entry into these territories applies also
to Iraqis. .
8. British subjectproceeding to any of the above-mentioned
territories require a special endorsement on their passport for the
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the standard f^ es of 1 and 10 gold francs respectively should be levied
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for transit and ordinary visas. Such visas may be granted to British
subjects without prior reference to the authorities in the territory
concerned.
9. A subject of any of the Arab Coast principalities should be
referred to as “A subject of the Sheikh of ” An emergency
Certificate (on the lines of that given as Annex 5 to Chapter XXVI j
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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)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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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'File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)' [‎134v] (273/590), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1748, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100027973389.0x00004a> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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