'ملف رقم 19/109 V (C 32) العلاقات البحرينية مع القوى الأجنبية الأخرى' [ظ‎‎١‎٨‎٧] (٥٤٧/٣٨٢)

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In aot/the vle^ of the undertaking made by the honoup-
-ble ^rltiah oyernaent In respect of the uaintenaace of the
sii! tus quo , the very question of Introduotlon of passports
in Biiirein (whloh has come Into being after the undertaking
in question) is eviuent ooutravention with the explicit
ftext of) the undertaking end, as it la gathered fron your
''' ■" lli > ! » 'nose aotions are being taken in Bahrein without
che siinction of the honourabie British Gorernment, I fail to
understand the oanae of me unaertaking mi-de for the maiviten-
vnoe of tiie ''suiitiug w jlu j&nrein*
^ regerde th£ wttitement made in your note under reply
CO the erfeot that "His oritonnic Majesty's Consul-Oeneral in
BUiihire luis not, us alleged, aoTiaeo the Mesopotaala r*r«la.
'Corporation not to aeoept troTeliers for assrsJi who oen only
prouuoe tr«Tel paa^es: the British India -team fiuTigatlon
-ompnnj . ye j.n their o-vn interest taken steps to ensure
'that iu'.en&ing ura/eilera ere pj-ovided before starting with
uuoh valid dcouweirts as may enable them to land at their
'port o. > aatinntion , i have to say taat these statements anfl
rguneucs have m^e m *oi*« us tool shea since l) the Company'n
interests oonsiet xn aeoiu-ixtg travelling fares find that every
£.i.ep .a.AO.', thsy (tht Cou»4,;iiay; wiuh to take should be taken
only for this end und not for anything else, 2) it would be
tun icivnt for cue Com^uny to extu^iae the seal and signature
Of the i^ereian Govejfiment ofilciais in the «raiua 3ulf
well as the t i^ture of the Britiuh offioials so as to make
bure of the validity oi cravellers' doouaents and that beyond
this the Company has no right whatever (sic). 3) it l e , m
exclusive right, of the Ooveraaent to decide about the issue
of all kinds of doouments suoh as -Jewazes" {passes; or
passports to their subjecs intending to travel and that the
ri^t of the Consular officers of the country to whose