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Coll 27/18 ‘Passports. Iraq. Passports for Indian pilgrims travelling to Iraq.’ [35r] (69/82)
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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ENCLOCoi.L IN
Bagdad despatch.
OF 24.1.35.
No.
52
ais
( 63/4/36)» hritinh ,
•fanuiiry, 1936.
My hord,
ith referencie to ay de*patch Ho. 139/54/34 of
13th laat, I have the honour to transwit to Yev
w mllona* herewith e copy of a note which 1 have now
received from the Iraqi Government Info^iin.; thut the/
have appointed Aimed }*&1 leg al /liuyyat Oonsul-vrenerel at
MUl gentlemen ie at present Mutaearrlf of Aerhala
hiwa*
2 . lour i.xcellency will obaerve that the Iraqi Dovom-
tkCnt agrte© not to ui: turb # for a year, tl'k* arrun^oaient by
ehieh pllgriae iroia indla ws allowed entry into Iraq if
supplied wlrtx pnaeos froai the authorities of the /overment
of ^noia. It ia incorrect to ayea^c <yf a i>ij.gz'iL.i»^re season
in this connexion, rlnce the great isaiority of pilgrims fro^
India oomti to this country not to take part in the HieJ*, or
annual pilgrimage to Mecca and feuina, hut to visit the holy
Cities in Iraq itself, ?md this they do all the year 'Xjund.
I hfiivc not thought it necessary to call the attention of the
Iraqi Government officially to this mieauprenensioA.
3. It seemed to
lac
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
deairabl©, however, to seek froci
the Iraqi oovern&ent an assurance that the officials of the
ovi x-nwent of Xudia will continue to grant Iraqi visas at
pieces o Aior tiian xjombay, and a copy of ay note on this
subject is enclosed. I who 11 not fail to infona four
xeellency of the reply of the Iraqi ^ovsrnfe^nt on tnia point.
4. I aa sending a copy of this despatch to His Majes
ty’s Principal Secretary of Stats for foreign affairs.
I have th* noneor to be
Your hordship's meet obedient tq&rvant.
excellency
The Viceroy of India,
foreign I^epurtaent,
tfht ^Ehia.
(Sgd.J F. //. Humphry*.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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