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File 13/11 'Registration of Foreigners - Kuwait' [28r] (55/72)
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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6« 1 should ht grateful if tha lists could be broken
down into the following estagorlca as we sre now required
by the Foreign Office to reglcter thee in this way*
Cltiscns of
Ctaanoftiieelth
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British
Protected
r'ersens
citizens of
Aden, Bri
tish
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tar and
others)
( 4 )
British
Hvgistered
Porsona
vshown in
their pass
ports as
i*urh or
portion* who
here applied
for British
Nationality
*r»oaa appli
cations have
been acknow
ledged but
whose eases
have not been
decided)
1
Aiaaricenff f French, Italians, etc# separately by nationality!
7# All persons bom in the territory oi* the present
Irish Republic sheuld to regarded n$ feroigners except
persons who wore bom there prior tc XD22 tme nave not
be^n doi^jcil^ in the territory since, at/d persons who
hsve aprlisd to repair. e« British subjects* Ihese two
catefor^es of people should be regarded as British
subjects - Citizens cf the U*K. and Ccloai^s.
B* Passports should be sent with the lists of people
to be registered and a fee of JU*1*£»0 is payable in
respect of each registration#
B* The persona! attnndnuee at t^ie
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
of the
an^iicr^ts for regirtration may ^>c dispensed with on
this eeeasioPfc
10* Wives and ehildren should be ssuarately,regis-
tared even if they are isw*lud«d in the husband** ^asemrtf*
D*A* Cajapball, So d« f
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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.
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- 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