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File 13/11 'Registration of Foreigners - Kuwait' [18r] (35/72)
The record is made up of 1 file (36 folios). It was created in 5 Feb 1949-31 Aug 1949. 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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No. 0/^5(13X11).
Tlie Politi ui
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
r - Kuwait.
14th April, 1949
iLxyjytx^ f
Please refer to para 3 of my letter No.C/67
(13/11) of the 4th April, 1949.
2. I am now able to p;ive you below exact figures
of the purely passport work done by the passport clerk so
far this year.
Issued since 1st January 1949 -
Visas
5634 ^
$■//■?
S'S3
N.O.C’s
467 -
Emergency )
69
Certificates;
Renewals of )
~7
Passports )
6
f
New Passports
24
Regi strati oil of
)
Passports of
British Subjects
) 198
addition he tries
to maintain
lists i
suspects to whom travel facilities should not be ^iven;
to study F.O. circulars about passports? to Keep records
and make reports about the loss of passports, (losses
have to be reported to 36 addressees); ao the telegrams
and correspomence involved in making reference before
givir^ visas, N.O.C's, or issuing ne*/ passports; and
account for the issue of Consular stamps on all documents
- which include.Customs declarations, attestations of
signature etc. in addition to passports. He has to
account for about Rs.100/- a day for stamps.
*
tF
c
dir Rupert Hay, KCIK.,CSI.,
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.
,
Bahrain.
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The file contains Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. papers regarding the registration of foreigners.
It mainly consists of correspondence between 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. , Kuwait, and 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. , Bahrain [the latter is ‘Prodrome’ in the telegrams]. It also includes letters from 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. , Kuwait, to the Kuwait Oil Company and other companies. The correspondence relates to:
- the Kuwait Security Department Notification that all foreigners residing in Kuwait are required to register at the Travelling and Residence Office, and the question as to whether or not this applies to foreigners who come under British jurisdiction under the terms of the Kuwait Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
- the validity of Palestinian passports after the termination of the Mandate
- the registration of British subjects and foreigners under Part VI of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. by the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
The file includes a letter in Arabic, a copy of the Kuwait Security Department Notification in Arabic (there is also a copy in English), and an 'Application for permission to stay (or extension of stay) in Kuwait' form in English and Arabic.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (36 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; 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.
Previous foliation sequences, which are also circled, have been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Written in
- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/5/319
- Title
- File 13/11 'Registration of Foreigners - Kuwait'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 6r:35v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence