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'File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)' [184r] (372/590)
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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3* Divers T permits. Foreign divers employed by
Bahrain Nakhudas* ihe diver wishing to leave Bahrain
at (jhuffel and intending to return next season takes an
exit permit on payment of Rs 1/- which he produces again
at Itekbah when he is charged Rs 2/- as landing fee.
Ihe divers book is the proof that he is a genuine diver
of a Bahrain Nakhuda. Persons under this category
are almost entirely Persians.
4* Book passes. Issued only to Bahrain subjects
for travel outside the Gulf.
5* Travelling -passes . Issued only to Bahrain
subjects and valid for Gulf ports from Muscat to Kuwait,
Rs 2/- valid for one year, wife Rs l/-.
** Ilm al Khubar is not recognised, but regular Persian
passports with visa of a British Consular official are
required.
t Persians from South Persian coast, if known to be
merchants, are allowed to land for purposes of trade for
a definite period if their application is approved of
by Government. They are required to produce a written
guarantee from a local merchant on which a stamp of Rs 5/-
must be fixed. In some cases persons under this category
take out an exit return pass when they leave. This con
cession is granted only to genuine traders.
Persians resident in Bahrain on applying for permis
sion for a relation to visit them from Persia are given
permission if the circumstances warrant this and are
charged Rs 5/- guarantee stamp and Rs 2/- landing permit.
In such cases the person is given a definite period during
which he can remain in Bahrain.
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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.
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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 View the complete information for this record
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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
- 33r:34v, 46r:46v, 48r:48v, 120r:120v, 137r:137v, 183r:185v, 215r:215v, 219r:220v, 259r:259v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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