‘13/1 Registration of British subjects etc.’ [91r] (188/390)
The record is made up of 1 file (196 folios). It was created in 5 May 1926-16 Sep 1933. 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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Bahrein 30th March 1929.
To,
H.B.M'b
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.
,
Bahrein.
Sir,
I am sending herewith a passport and certificate of iden- *
tity for myself and family for farour of registeration please.
I shall deem it a great favour if you will kindly con
done the delay for not having registered the passports all this time
being under the impression that government servants are exempted
from registriation. on being informed by one of my friends that it
is not so / I submit my passports for favour of registriatifln.
Thanking you in anticipation.
A.B.D'Souza.
Customs Officer.
Bahrein.
I have the honour to be
Sir,
Your most obedient servant.
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The file contains applications made to 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, by local British and British Indian subjects, who were required by law to register as temporary or permanent residents of Bahrain. The file includes correspondence with individuals; businesses, such as the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) and the Eastern Bank Limited, about registering their British employees; and authorities such as the Bahrain State Police, who regularly processed applications for registration before forwarding them to 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. . Related matters are also discussed in the correspondence: fines for late or non-registration; validity of passports; British nationality and naturalisation claims; rules and instructions about the registration requirement for British subjects.
The file also includes: a request from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave (Adviser to the Government of Bahrain) for a birth certificate for his son, 1929 (folios 92-93); an annual return listing thirty-nine individuals who renewed or registered in Bahrain between 1929 and 1931 (folio 130); several letters in Arabic; black and white passport size photographs on forms and letters (folios 30, 31-97, 102, and 104); Persian [Iranian] postage stamps (folios 30-31); Indian and Iraqi revenue stamps (folios 82, 84, 91, and 104).
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- 1 file (196 folios)
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The file’s papers are arranged chronologically.
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Foliation notes: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 190; 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. Three additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 1-63, ff 64-175, and ff 182-189; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence present in parallel between ff 64-186, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- D'Souza, A B
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