'File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)' [‎265r] (534/590)

and destinations outside the G-uif. " -b^:
Article 3 of the Proclamation says passports for
journeys to foreign countries will he endorsed hy this Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
whereas H.M*s Govt, have ordered ail passports to he endorsed
hy this Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. including those for the Persian Ports.
According to G. of I. orders permits ( or paper pass
ports ) are to he used for ArahCoast Ports only and not the
Persian Ports as stated in ^rt. 6 of Bah. Govt, proclamation »
Are Kuwait and Muscat to he considered as foreign
countries or not? If they are considered as foreign then
according to Bahrain Govt, the passports issued for those
places should he endorsed hij us.
Proclamation Art. 8 . Between the last two words
" Every passport ff , the words " British and Foreign " may
he inserted so as to apply to all travellers and not only to iJU
British and British Indians
I would mention here the procedure followed in the c
case of passports issued hy the Muscat Govt. All passports
issued hy them to their nationals are invariably endorsed
hy 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. , Muscat. I believe the same procedure
appears to have been contemplated hy H.M T s Govtin the case
of Bah. Passports with the exception of only the Arab Coast
ports J&pffilM
NOTE.f Persons horn of Foreign parents in Bahrain
and not registered in this Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. are treated as Bahrain
Subjects.
PERSIANS. The procedure followed hitherto is as
follows:-
(a) Persians long resident in Bahrain not holding
regular Persian Passports and in special
cases those residing putside the islands were
given travel documents hy the Bahrain Govt, to
enable them to travel to other countries and
return to Bahrain.
(h) Persian travellers to Bahrain who were in
possession of regular Persian passports duly
visaed hy the British Indian passport author
ities
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