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'File 19/109 IV (C 28) Shaikh's Relations with other Foreign Powers' [51r] (115/617)
The record is made up of 1 volume (298 folios). It was created in 31 Oct 1925-31 Aug 1929. It was written in English and Farsi. 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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w J/}ien it has been considered desirable to iseua a assport
H «i3d not an 1 I m « o -Khahar . to a person trareXlin^to (a)
"Kuwait or (b) Dibai (or other Truclal town) the l^issport
"is mads out for (a) Basrah and (b) 1 Karachi vi^ Dibai».
"It is reoomraended that the same procedure should be intror
duced for travellers going to Muscat" ! Apparently
the Karguzar thinks that the Persian Government's
shadowy claim to sovereignty over the whole of Oman, which
Nadir Ghah f s troops conquered about 17^8 and lost in 1741
should be revived*
fritlsh Certificates of Identity, Irior to the Great War #
the Arab Hhaikhs of Bahrain, Dibai, eve ., used to issue
Letters of Hecommendation (called in ^srsian ,rj) % q
their subjects going abroad* These, if brought to a
British
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.
or Hssidenoy \gent 9 were endorsed
in Knglish, certifying to the Holder's nationality and
recommending him to the good offices of British officers.
In 191B # as a War measure, it was ordered that all
travrllers from Arab towns to places outside the Persian
Gulf ~ to Iraq, India, et£», — should furnish them
selves with British Certificates of Identity, for which a
f " of Cne mm obtrgeA. ' a : : f A ^ J
Travellers found these Certificates so helpful that
the practice became general of taking them out also for
Journeys to Persia for instance, in particular, on
pilgrinage to tfeshed* The practice continues to the
present d«y. The olitical Agent, Bahrain, in 192b
laeued about 1200 Certificates of Identity to British
subjects, 600 to Bahrain subjects, 2000 to Persians and
2000 to other foreigners, Vhe Resiaency Agent at
Gwadur (Muscat State) issues about 2000 Certificates a
year mostly to Baluchis proceeding to India.
Commanders of Steamers^which sail from India for the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, nowadays insist on all passengers holding
Travelling Documents in some form or other.
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File contains correspondence regarding the access requirements of Persians entering Bahrain (from Persia), correspondence regarding reports of Bahrainis resident in Persia being pressured to adopt Persian nationality and several discussions related to the logistics and legality of travel in the region.
The broader political context of these issues, complicated by Persia’s continued claim to sovereignty over Bahrain, is discussed in detail in the file.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (298 folios)
- Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of file to latest at end. There is an index page by topic on folio 2. The numbers in the index appear to refer to the inconsistent, uncircled foliation system.
- Physical characteristics
Originally a bound correspondence file but sheets have been unbound and are now all loose. The volume is foliated from the first page with text to last page with text, with small circled numbers in the top-right corner of each front-facing page. There is an inconsistent, uncircled, foliation system also in the top-right corner of each front-facing page until folio 120.
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- English and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 19/109 IV (C 28) Shaikh's Relations with other Foreign Powers'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, spine-a, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1r:75v, 76v:89v, 90v:113v, 114v:120r, 120ar, 120br, 120v:142v, 144r:151v, 153r:154v, 156v:183v, 185r:189r, 190r:191v, 194r:198r, 199r:200v, 202v:207v, 209r:209v, 210v:236v, 237v:253v, 256v:296v, iv-r:vii-v, back-i
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