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'File 29/7 I Consular: Passport and Visa Regulations (governing Bahrain, Muscat, Kuwait and other Shaikhdoms)' [‎281r] (566/590)

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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P.A.
I*A. has asked me to let you know my personal difficulties
in regard to obtaining visa on my passport from the Punjab Govt.
The facts are given below :~
^ I applied for passport and visa as required in my appoint
ment letter, but the passport was prepared by the Punjab Govt,
without visa which was not considered necessary under the rules
for the British Subjects proceeding to Bahrain Islands.
I however insisted for visa in view of the official and
private instructions received from Khan Bahadur Abdul Haiy, but I
was again informed that the Punjab Govt, had no precedent of
having issued visas in similar cases and that they had never had
any complaints either from the Passport holders or any other
passport authorities. More-over they said that they had no head
to charge me Rs 7/-/- i.e. visa fee.
At last the matter was referred by the Assistt.Secretary,
Punjab Govt.,on the telephone, to Mr. Courtney, Superintendent,
F. & P. Department, Govt, of India, who informed the former that
visa was necessary in my case. I was then asked to produce a
Court Fee Stamp worth Ps 7/-/- and visa was granted to me.

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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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