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Coll 27/9 ‘Passports. British Protected Persons. Travel documents for persons proceeding to, and for natives of, certain British Protectorates and Arab states.’ [159r] (322/1244)
The record is made up of 1 volume (618 folios). It was created in 2 Feb 1924-27 Sep 1939. 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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Transjordan
Used in three contexts: the geographical region to the east of the River Jordan (literally ‘across the River Jordan’); a British protectorate (1921-46); an independent political entity (1946-49) now known as Jordan
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On 1st January among the many good wishes received
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by the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
from Arab friends, were cards from H.E. the
Ruler of Bahrain, and his son also from H.H. the Amir Abdulla,
the Saudi Minister in Baghdad and the Mutasarrif of Basra,
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H.E. Tabs in Ali.
240 . IRAQ. RELATIONS.
(a) Up to t^4 time of writing the Shaikh c£ Kuwaiti
launch whlc/was seized early in December at Fao and full duty
demanded,6n it, had not been released, even though necessary
representations had been made by H.M. 1 s Ambassador to the
Iraq. Government. The matter was dealt with in separate
report. The launch is now said to be at Basra.
(b) There were rumours at the end of December that the
Iraq Government were preparing to try and force Kuwaitis
entering Iraq, to pay 10 gold francs for their visas, and
had already approached the British Embassy in this connection.
The move, if true, can only be regarded as another unfortunate
attempt to hurt Kuwait, seeing that on an average a hundred
persons visit Basra per month during normal times while during
the summer months several thousand women and children cf the
poorest classes regularly visit the Shaikhs date gardens in
Iraq both to get away from the intense heat here and to find
employment as date pickers and packers. It will be quite
impossible for this latter class to afford ten gold francs
for their visas. For the information of those reading this
at a distance, it has been the custom for many years now or
this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
to charge only Be.l/- on all persons proceeding
from Kuwait to Basra as well as to India and other Arabian
ports, and the Shaikh-s steady policy has been to allow
nationals of such Arab States more especially Iraqis to
enter Kuwait on payment of the equivalent^of^B
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The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to passports and visas for persons travelling to, and for natives of, certain British Protectorates and Arab states.
It includes papers concerning the following: the procedure in connection with the issue of these travel documents; fees for visas; the issue of instructions to HM Consuls and Passport Control Officers regarding travel documents; the grant of visas for members of the United States mission at Koweit [Kuwait] for visits to Basra; and travel facilities for natives of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. states and for persons wishing to proceed to those states.
The main correspondents include the following: 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. ; the Government of India, Foreign and Political Department; the British 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. and Consulate-General, Bushire; the Foreign Office; the British Consulate, Basra; the Colonial Office; the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. , Political Department; 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. ; 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. , Bahrain; HM Consul, Basra; HM Ambassador, Baghdad; and the Treasury.
The file also includes 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. minute papers, and three blank copies of Bahrain passports, in English and Arabic.
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 volume (618 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 620; 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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- Title
- Coll 27/9 ‘Passports. British Protected Persons. Travel documents for persons proceeding to, and for natives of, certain British Protectorates and Arab states.’
- Pages
- front , back, spine , edge , head , tail , front-i, 2r:30v, 32r:56v, 58r:65v, 68r:137v, 142r:153v, 155r:224v, 226r:240v, 243r:248v, 250r:370v, 372r:390v, 392r:396v, 398r:398v, 453r:551v, 553r:619v, back-i
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