Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1875-1940 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
10 registers and 1 file preserved in 6 archival boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The registers of nationals/protected persons allow the consul to know to whom protection is due and are therefore an essential tool for performing the function.
The registers provide substantial information on protected persons (biographical information) and on the reasons given to justify admission to protection. The indexes, datable to the second half of the XIX century, on the basis of the transfer lists to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, refer to nationals’ files, most likely still held in the consular archives of the Cairo representation.
The registers are provided for by Article 24 of the Consular Law of 1866 (register for the enrolment of nationals residing in the district).
Enrolment entitles the person to receive a certificate attesting membership of the nation.