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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.’ [187v] (379/1244)
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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“A subiect of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman.” An emergency
certificate on the lines of that given as Annex o to Chapter XXVI of
the Consular Instructions would he the only document issued to them
by His Maiesty’s passport or consular officers. For such emergency
certificates, whether issued by officers residing outside the Gulf or at
posts in the Gulf, Fee No. 79 ( 65 . 6 ^.) should be charged; endorsements
should be charged for at the rate of 25. In cases of destitution, however,
these fees may be waived.
11 . Visa fees for foreigners, other than British subjects, proceeding
to any of the territories named above, should be levied according to the
nationality of the applicant, on the same scale as British visa fees,
except in the case of nationals of countries with which His Majesty’s
Government in the United Kingdom have concluded visa abolition agree
ments, when the standard fees of 10 gold francs and 1 gold franc for
ordinary and transit visas respectively should be levied.
12. His Majesty’s consular officers should bear in mind that, in
carrying out the above instructions, they will be acting m a dual
capacity. In granting visas to natives of the territories referred to in
paragraph 1 (ii) and (iii) above for travel in the British Empire, they
will be acting in their normal capacity. In granting visas to British and
other foreign nationals for travel to those territories, and in issuing to,
or endorsing travel documents for, natives of these States, they will be
acting on behalf of the States concerned, although the fees chargeable for
their services will be levied by means of consular fee stamps and credited
to the Foreign Office in the customary manner,
13. This circular despatch does not affect any procedure usual in the
case of persons travelling to and from Saudi Arabia on special pilgrim
passes issued by the authorities of their country of origin. Such passes
do not necessarily of themselves constitute evidence of nationality,
although the particulars contained in them may be useful in considering
applications by the holders for passports or emergency certificates for
purposes other than the pilgrimage.
14. This circular despatch is in substitution of the circular despatches
from this Department T 2117/593/378 of the 10th March, 1932, and
T 7205/818/378 of the 16th August, 1934, which are hereby cancelled.
15. Additional copies of this circular despatch are enclosed for
transmission to the consular officers under your superintendence.
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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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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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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