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Coll 30/75 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Persian claims to Arab Littoral. Persian Govt. question right of H.M. Govt. to make official representations on behalf of Arab Rulers.' [‎243r] (486/792)

The record is made up of 1 file (394 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1918-26 Oct 1938. It was written in English and French. 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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Copy of a letter Ho#17Q4 > dated Buahire, the 2 nd August
1930, from the Hon'ble 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 Persian
Gulf, to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India,Simlao
I have the honour to refer to letter Ho*2229/30 dated
the 23rd Kay 1930 from the 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. to the Government of
India regarding the question of visa requirements for foreigners
visiting Koweit, Bahrein and Muscat*
2* The present position is as follows!-
RAH KB IIT • A British visa is insisted upon for all travellers
except Bahreinis landing at Bahrein,Britiah and foreigner alike*
In this connection I would invite a reference to my letter Ho*
1772 dated the 31st July 1930 with shich was forwarded a copy
is sued
of the latest orders/iy the Bahrein Government on the subject*
K01EIT* A passport control system is just being started at
Koweit and in future no foreigners will be allowed to enter
Koweit unless they have a properly visaed passport*
MUSCAT * A foreigner arriving at Muscat is not allowed to land
until his passport and such other particulars as are available,
have been examined by the Ruler himself or his Council of
State, with whom the decision rests idiether it is desirable or
not that he should land*
3* Ho British visa is required, though the Ruler has
never raised objection to their issue*
4* 3ntries of European foreigners to Muscat are rare*
5 * I would suggest that the practice of granting visas
for these Arabs States be continued, if possible, and that
Consular Instructions be amended accordingly*

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The file concerns relations between the governments of the United Kingdom and Persia (also referred to as Iran), specifically in terms of relations between Persia and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. that were under British protection.

The file mainly contains correspondence from British Government officials, notably the Foreign Office, 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and HM Minister at Tehran.

The papers cover: passport and visa regulations governing entry into Persia for citizens of Arab states on the littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the treatment of subjects of those states (including the Kingdom of the Hedjaz [Hejaz], 1923) as British-protected persons in the matter of passports; the Persian claim to the Arab states on the littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , especially Bahrein [Bahrain]; the British response to an attempt by the Shaikh of Debai (Said bin Maktum) [Sa‘id bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm, Ruler of Dubai] to impose restrictions on the use of Persian dress by Persian citizens in Dubai (folios 281-288); 'interference' (boarding, searches) with Arab sailing vessels by ships of the Persian Navy; and the response of the Royal Navy to Persian interference in Arab shipping. The Arab states concerned are principally Bahrain, Koweit [Kuwait], the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and Muscat and Oman.

The French language content of the papers consists of a single item of diplomatic correspondence (folio 297).

The file also contains copies of earlier papers dated 1892-1900, and 1914-15; there are no papers dated 1919-22.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (394 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 395; 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 2-393; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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Coll 30/75 'Anglo-Persian Relations: Persian claims to Arab Littoral. Persian Govt. question right of H.M. Govt. to make official representations on behalf of Arab Rulers.' [‎243r] (486/792), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3792, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100042633016.0x000059> [accessed 4 May 2024]

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