Abstract: Memorandum by John Gilbert Laithwaite, of the India Office, on the rules governing travel documents for Persians and Bahrainis travelling in the Persian Gulf. The document gives a brief historical overview on what procedures have been followed by the British and Persian governments since 1910. It discusses the issuing of passports and travel passes (Ilm-o-Khabar) for Bahraini merchants in Persia, Bahrain, and Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], with recommendations for preventing Persia from imposing sovereignty over Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the sequence commences at the first folio and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.