United Kingdom British Passport : Series 11 (1938 — 1940) Secretary Edward Frederick Lindley
SECRETARY OF STATE
 


Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC (16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959), styled Lord Irwin from 1925 until 1934 and Viscount Halifax from 1934 until 1944, was one of the most senior British Conservative politicians of the 1930s. He held several senior ministerial posts during this time, most notably those of Viceroy of India from 1925 to 1931 and of Foreign Secretary between 1938 and 1940.. In office as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 21 February 1938 until 22 December 1940.

PHYSICAL STRUCTURES

Total pages: 32

Reddish-coloured paper with monogram of King George VI.

 
 
Page Description
Front Cover Document's Name
BRITISH PASSPORT

Country's Name
UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Coat-of-Arms
Golden printing, incuse.
Front Cover - Interior Side Diplomatic Request Page with Wax Revenue Seal
Page 1 Document's Name
Country's Name
Document's Number
Passport Holder's Name
Passport Holder's Wife's Name
Number of Accompanying Children
Nationality
Page 2 Physical Description
Children Information
Page 3 Passport Holder's Photo
Signature Slip Sealed Underneath Respective Photo
Page 4 Permitted Countries (Handwritten)
Passport Validity
Page 5 Renewals
Observations
Page 6 until Page 32 Visas
Back Cover - Interior Side / Endpaper Notes & Regulations

LANGUAGES

The document was printed in English and French from page 1 to page 5, only for the field's / information's title. The contents were in English.

Details were handwritten into the passport in English.

DOCUMENT & COUNTRY'S NAME
 
PASSPORT.
PASSEPORT.

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND.
ROYAUME-UNI DE GRANDE-BRETAGNE ET D'IRLANDE DU NORD.

DIPLOMATIC REQUEST
 
We,

Edward Frederick Lindley
, Viscount Halifax, Baron Irwin, a Baronet of Great Britain, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, etc., etc., etc., His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

Request and require in the Name of His Majesty all those whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance and to afford him or her every assistance and protection of which he or she may stand in need.

NOTES & REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS.

1. British passports are issued by the competent authorities throughout the British Empire and by British Diplomatic and Consular officers abroad. Applications should be made in the authorised form obtainable from those authorities.

2. Passports are issued in the United Kingdom at the Passport Office, Westminster, London, S.W.l, and at the Branch Passport Office, 36, Dale Street, Liverpool. Passports cannot be issued or renewed at the Passport Office for persons not at the time being in the United Kingdom. Passports should not be sent abroad by post.

3. Residents in Ireland should make their applications to the Passport Department, Ministry of External Affairs, Dublin, except those in Northern Ireland Who should apply to the Branch Passport Office, Liverpool. In the British Dominions or Colonies applications should be made to the local authorities.

4. Passports are available for five years, in the first instance, unless otherwise stated. They may be renewed from time to time for further consecutive periods of one to five years from the date of expiry, provided the total period of validity of ten years from the original date of issue is not exceeded. The fee for each year of renewal is 2s.

5. British passports are not available beyond ten years from the original date of issue. Thereafter, or if at any time the passport contains no further space for visas, a new passport must be obtained.
 
(a) A passport including particulars of the holder’s wife is not available for the wife’s use when travelling alone.

(b) Children who have reached the age of sixteen years require separate passports.

6. The passport is only available for travel to the countries named on page 4, but may be endorsed for additional countries (fee 2s.). The possession of a passport so endorsed does not, however, exempt the holder from compliance with any immigration regulations in force in British or foreign countries or from, the necessity of obtaining a visa where required.

7. Passports endorsed as valid for the British Empire are also available for travelling to territory under British protection or mandate, not, however, including Palestine or Transjordan, for which the passport must be specially endorsed, or the Aden Protectorate for which both an endorsement and a visa are required.

8. British subjects permanently resident abroad should in all cases register their names and addresses at the nearest British Consulate. Such registration constitutes the most ready means in emergency or difficulty of enabling all proper assistance or advice to be afforded them. Changes of address or departure from the country of residence should also be notified to the Consulate.
 
CAUTION.

This passport is a valuable document. It should not be altered in any way or allowed to pass into the possession of an unauthorised person. If lost or destroyed, the fact and circumstances should be immediately reported to the Passport Office, London, or the nearest British Consulate or British authority and to the local police. New passports can only be issued in such cases after exhaustive enquiries.

(S.1436) Hw. G.939