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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.’ [172r] (348/1244)
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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- 1th regard to paragraph 4 :-
4* ihere mmmm no reason why the *vuler of Kuwait should
not Isau© Ms om passports as is don© by the nulsr of
Bahrain* In fact since for various reasons w© wish to
emphasise the Independence of Kuwait especially vis a vis
Iraqi Band! Arabia, and since the issue of passports is
on© of the visible signs of sovereignty, I see distinct
advantages in altering this existing procedure* As far
as I can ascertain from my records the only^ro^son why the
matter of Kuwait passports_3^a^allowed to lie Ivlch letter
ho* 223^H_datretr^he 5th Bacembcr 1927 from th© Government
'tlT^Xndia to the Ui^esr aecretary of state for India) was
that the issue of passports by Kuwait might have lad to a
similar demand from Bahrain which might have resulted in the
raising by the Persian Government of the wider Question of
the Status of Bahrain* since Bahrain now issues its own
passports this objection of oouraa no longer holds*
5* The present system at Kuwait is that on the
rcoomiri end a t i on of the filler 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.
issues a
Certificate of Identity to Kuwait -tibjsets and then visas
it in his capacity of a British Iassport vffieer• in issuing
the Certificates of Identity therefore, the Political
Agent really acts as the Shaikh*© i assport officer and
assumes some of the responsiblll ty which proparly belongs
to the latter. I So not think that this procedure is
desirable and 1 as of opinion that the MJler of Kuwait
should follow the example of Bahrain and issue his «•
passports.
6. This change in procedure can he efiectod b* »n
intimation to the hteikh that after a certain cate 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.
will not issue any travel uoouaents to
Kuwait Subjects, and that after that date the ikh whould
Issue hia own travel documents, which will ■* rel3r
visaed hy 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.
, and that the^-e Uav. i
documents in order to he ccmplc'-uly vaiid, . hould take the
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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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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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