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'File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)' [‎160r] (324/590)

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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British Consulate,
BASRA,
July 15, 1932 .
Cases have recently come 10 my notice
where a ’’Visa applied for” stamp, e.g.
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Visa Applied
British Consulate, Basra.
DMed....! 8JUL 1932
affixed to a travel document hy this Consulate
has not been ’’honoured” hy the passport office
of a Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in the Gulf, with the
result that a person who has been ’’boomed off”
(say) Kuwait by this Consulate has been able to
work into the forbidden land from the south by
mail steamer or dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. .
2. It is possible that the ’’Visa applied for”
regulation has never reached your archives, so I
takeyiiberty of enclosing herewith a copy of it.
It forms part of the ’’Summary Visa
"Regulations”, a loose-leaf, brown, oblong
volume, 8i inches long by 7 inches wide, held
together by two large brass screws, issued by the
Foreign Office on February 15> 1926, which, when
kept up to date as and when occasion arises by
means of cancellations, amendments, or additions,
is an invaluable help to passport work.
J. I am writing an identical letter to
Muscat, and Kuwait.
Yours sincerely,
I H > ^
^ 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. , /-> s. -
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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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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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