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Gratis Pass. 1,445 Free passes were issued to Shaikhs and their followers and to Students.
Several parties of Shaikhs proceeded to Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia for hunting.
Illegal entry into Bahrain. The number of persons who were arrested and repatriated,
for attempting to enter Bahrain without passports or travel documents, was 63, consisting of
31 Persians, 13 Palestinian refugees, 9 Indians, 6 Pakistanis, 3 Somalics and 1 Jordan national.
Most of these people had come from Qatar. The Nakhudas who smuggle people into Bahrain
arc mostly Qatar subjects. It is their practice to bring their passengers in small dhows and drop
them on the sea shore after sunset and sail immediately, in order to avoid capture.
Three Persian Nakhudas were prosecuted for landing passengers in Bahrain without pass­
ports or travel documents; they were fined Rs. 200/- each.
A Policeman named Saad Juma, an Omani subject, tried to desert from the Police in order
to go to Saudi Arabia, but it was discovered in the airport that the travel document in his
possession was not his. He was prosecuted and sentenced to two months R.I.
A Pakistani named Mahraban Beg, a trunk maker, was charged for abetting a breach of
the Bahrain Residence Permit Regulation of 1952. He persuaded 2 Pakistanis to come to
Bahrain without passports and then employed them in his factory without Residence Permits.
He was find Rs. 1,000/- in spite of his appointing a European lawyer to defend him.
13 Egyptians came from Qatar on certificates of Identity and transit visas and made
trouble in town. They were caught by the Police for attempting thieving, prosecuted in the
Court and sentenced to two months R.I. each and at the termination of the imprisonment they
were sent to Basra by one of B.I. ships. On their arrival at Basra they were refused permission
to land and returned by the same ship, most probably they landed at Dubai.
Five Pakistanis, not being in possession of Resident Permits, were ordered by the Court
to leave Bahrain because they had come to Bahrain on temporary visas and stayed over the
period.
Round up. A round up was made in Manama at the end of November and 84 Persians
were arrested, 71 of these were repatriated to their native place for not being in possession
of Passports and Residence Permits.
Bahrain Nationality. During the year 79 applications were received from various people
for Bahrain naturalization, 46 of these were accepted, the applicants being in possession of
immovable property. Among those who acquired Bahrain nationality were 7 Indians, 4 Saudias,
3 Trucial States subjects, 2 Muscatis, 1 Iraq and 1 Pakistani. The Bahrain Law Courts also
received 40 applications from Persians who claimed to have been born in Bahrain. Only 30
of these persons could produce proof of birth in Bahrain and were granted Bahrain nationality.
Residence Permits. At the end of March the department commenced issuing Residence
Permits to foreigners under the jurisdiction of the Bahrain Government including Omanis,
Kuwaitis, Qataris, Persians and Trucial States subjects, according to the Residence Permits
Regulations issued by His Highness the Ruler. Great numbers of people came to the Passport
Office applying for these permits. Saudi subjects were not included under the regulation because
in Saudi Arabia Bahrain nationals are not required to obtain residence permits and reciprocal
action was considered desirable. Between March and December 7,815 Residence Permits,
valid only for 12 months, were issued to the following nationalities :—
Persians 4,331
Omanis 2,122
Trucial States subjects 1,224
Yemanis 97
Qataris 33
Kuwaitis 8

7,815
This number does not include all foreigners who should have obtained Residence Permits
as there are many who have not yet applied for them.
M Distinguished Visitors. Among the many notable persons who visited Bahrain during the
year were H.M. King Husain, King of Jordan, H.M. Queen Zain, the Queen Mother, H.
Lt./Col. Gamal Abdul Nasir, Prime Minister of Egypt, the Foreign Minister of Belgium, a
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number of Rulers of Trucial States, foreign diplomats, journalists and commercial represen -
atives of many nationalities.

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