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Coll 27/18 ‘Passports. Iraq. Passports for Indian pilgrims travelling to Iraq.’ [22r] (43/82)
The record is made up of 1 file (39 folios). It was created in 1 Jan 1935-11 Jan 1937. It was written in English. 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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ENCLOSURE IN BAGDAD DESPATCH.
No. OF 3>. . £Vo .
No> 556
His Majesty's Embassy present their complioents to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, with reference to the note from
the iiini :try No.9394 of October 27th, have the honour to observe
that die statement that, in the past, the Iraqi Government permitted
Indian pilgrims in possession of pilgrim Passes to enter Iraqi
territory on a visa from the Government of India, is incorrect. The
practice has always been that Indian pilgrims in possession of
Passes are admitted into Iraq without any visa whatsoever.
2. If it is the desire of the Ministry to disturb the existing
practice by requiring British-Indian pilgrims proceeding to Iraq
via Bombay to obtain visas from the Iraqi Consulate there, a serious
anomaly will be created, since Indian pilgrims arriving from Bombay
possession of visas for Iraq, while pilgrims arriving
from other Indian ports will have no visas.
3# His Majesty's Ambassy will therefore be grateful if the
Jiniotry v. r ill, on reconsideration, consent to continue the existing
system, whereby British-Indian pilgrims in possession of Pilgrim
Passes are allowed to enter Iraq without visas. The Ministry are
no doubt aware that some 4,000 Indian pilgrims enter Iraq annually
and spend there an average of Rs.200/- each to the benefit of the
country in general and of the Holy Cities in particular. It would
therefore appear to be contrary to the interests of the Iraqi Govern
ment to require these pilgrims to take visas for Iraq - a course
which might well deter a considerable number of persons from under
taking the pilgrimage.
4. The Government of India have already been informed that all
Indians other than pilgrims coming to Iraq via Bombay are subject to
the formality of obtaining a visa for Iraq from the Iraqi Consulate
at Bombay.
His Majesty* s Embassy avail themselves of this opportunity
to renew the expression of their highest considerationo
British Embassy,
Bagdad.
8th November, 1936.
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The file contains papers relating to visas for Indian pilgrims travelling to Iraq, including papers concerning the question of whether Indian pilgrims in possession of Pilgrim Passes should be admitted into Iraq without any visa.
The main correspondents are as follows: HM Ambassador, Baghdad; the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Baghdad; and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department.
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 (39 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 41; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3380
- Title
- Coll 27/18 ‘Passports. Iraq. Passports for Indian pilgrims travelling to Iraq.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 9r:20v, 22r:24v, 28r:29v, 31r:35v, 37r:40v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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