'File 61/9 (D 109) Nejd passports' [24r] (55/224)
The record is made up of 1 volume (109 folios). It was created in 7 Dec 1922-12 Sep 1924. 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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ju.3"t0iiiary ri^, - i oz viflG )0hulf oi? t'E ^ 'rovo mGianlj, ^or it
i.ignt oa di^^icaltjc to introcliic it l^tar should necasgity arise o
Saltan accepts that travellers via Bahrain should
have passports vise here,but adds that it should be done under the
supervision of his 4,;ent. This raises the question of his ant T s
status, in v/ ich conjioction pleaso seo ny Vo^S j G of cl _ te.
If travellers are obliged to obtain the Agents p^naission to oioceed, I
hex will be perooming the duties of a consul,v^hich will inevitably
5x7 ..se :.o couplic- tions ^fdith Persians * others .It has already
buon stK^ted in the Persian Pre ;3 that the Sultan has a consul here,
< S j v .' c , s asi:3d thy the n e sians should not have equal rights.
It jjgus that once a passport has berm obtained/
permit ing r - T ejd subject to travel to 3 J rain,the Sultan cannot
expect to regulate their Lioveuents indefinitely & he can scarcely
e^oct to restrict tiie r^oveuents of Ilajdis who are peruanently
doidciled here®
- ie '3ultan has failed to reply to our suggestion
^ "ding the cnief difficulty,namely, the preliminary i iu.e of
passports to r 3 t jdis residing here, beyond itapVin^: that our su estion
a
as to issue passports without his Agent T s knowledge, The proposel
uade as,of course, not to thatefect.lt wa suggested that T
should co ipile lists o : all ITajdis residing here,vith thn particul rs
necessary j - oi pas^ortQ, c send theu to one of his officials ^.t Ojair
or el sev here, who voul.d then prepare send passports hich \. ; oul d be
delivered by me.There is no reason whatever why he should not uaie
any privcxto inquirieB he likes froi. his local \gent before granting
oue passports,y/hich would i s is usual,be valid for a ter of years,
t ,
- only require vise for specific joumeySo The position \ hich it
is desired to avoid is th t his Agent here should issue passports,or
be publicly in a $ way co. lected v.ith theu.
Tou will doubtless reueuber that soiae years ajD
^ rsian^aiaed Haji ^'-bdun ITabi / a teapted to endor :o parsiaua passi^orts
ili lahrain, c was ver v - explicitly forbilden .In fact^ the Tor i^n
OiCfice sanctioned his de portation at th^.t ti e.It would consoq: ently
be inconsistent & undoubtedly ^e taken up by the Persians if we
'
'ere now J o p r lit " os ibi J :o p-'rforu such functio ia»
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The volume consists of letters (in English and Arabic), telegrams, memoranda, handwritten notes, a draft of a Najdi passport and a copy of an official Najdi passport. The majority of the correspondence is between 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 Bushire (Arthur Trevor, later Stuart Knox); 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. in Bahrain (Clive Daly); 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. in Kuwait (James More); the High Commissioner in Baghdad (Percy Cox, later Henry Dobbs); the Colonial and Foreign Offices, both in London; the British Consulate in Damascus; and Ibn Sa'ud.
The whole of the volume relates to the issuing of passports and visas to the subjects of Najd. The file opens with correspondence concerning the issuing of Najdi passports in Bahrain and British disapproval of it. The question of whether visas are required by Najdi subjects travelling to British possessions and protectorates then follows, with details on such procedures in Syria, Iraq, Trans-Jordan, and Palestine. Discussion of the idea of an official British endorsement required on all Najdi passports is also contained in the volume, with particular coverage of what terms to use when referring to the various British political offices in Arabic, which varies from country to country.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (109 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the sequence starts at the front of the volume on the tile page (f 1) and ends on the inside back cover (f 107). The numbering is written in pencil, encircled and located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. Foliation anomalies: 1A, 1B. Fold-out folios: 30, 35, 40, 87. Unnumbered folios: an almost blank folio at the front of the volume.
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- Title
- 'File 61/9 (D 109) Nejd passports'
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- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1r:1v, 1ar:1bv, 2r:18v, 19v:20v, 21v:29v, 31r:34v, 36r:39v, 41r:98v, 99v:103v, 103ar:103av, 104r:106v, back-i, back
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