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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.’ [‎222r] (448/1244)

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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would certainly appear to have the right, with the
consent of the Arah States concerned, to fix the visa
fees at Re, 1/- as suggested, and personally I am in
lavour of it, as it seems to he to our interests for
coirmercial r easons to encourage people to travel
between India and the Arah ports. Since the Shaikhs
do not benefit by the fees charged in India, whether
| they be high or low, the Shaikhs would not have any
objection to the reduction proposed.
The present position with regard to the visas
in question from the various States is as follows
Mus cat. Visa fees for British subjects from India
to Muscat (10 gold francs] Rs.7/8/-.
Visa fees for Muscat subjects from
Muscat to India. ... Free.
ucial Coast.
isa fees for British subjects from
ndia to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . (10 gold
'francs). ... Hs.7/8/-
Visa fees for Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Subjects,from Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. to India. Free.
Visa fees for British subjects from ( ,
India to Bahrain. (10 gold francs). Rs.7/8/-
Visa fees for Bahrain subjects
from Bahrain to India.
Re. 1/-
Kuwait.
Visa fees for British subjects from
India to Kuwait. (10 gold francs). Rs.7/8/-
Visa fees for Kuwait subjects from ^
Kuwait to India. Re* 1/"
5. There is a slight complication at Muscat, be
cause there 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. is also the Consul,
and as granting visas is part of his consular duties,
he works under the Foreign Office, and strictly speak
ing should charge their fees. He was, however, autho
rised by the Resident, when the question came up some
time ago to carry on with the previous practice on
the basis of reciprocity i.e. to charge no fee since
> there were ,no visa fees charged on the passports of

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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.

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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
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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.’ [‎222r] (448/1244), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3369, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100069774272.0x000031> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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