'File 10/8 Overseas trade enquiries' [‎103r] (206/495)

Nc
34
Cf 1931o
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British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. & Ocnsulate-G-eneral ^
Bushire, the 3r(l January 1931®
Sir,
I have the honour to acknowledge tne receipt
cf your despatch No .Fo7445/30, enclosing a inemcrandum
from the Department of Overseas Trade relating to
the preparation of reports on Trade on the Arah
Ocast cf the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. "by the officers in this area©
2o On the receipt cf the Department of Overseas
Trade's despatch Nc.33599/21/1930 cf August 14th,
I requested the Political Agents at Kuwait, Bahrein
and Muscat to furnish me with their views on the
subject. These only reached me shortly before my
departure on tour at the end of October and L^therefore
considered it preferable to defer an expression of
my views until I had had an opportunity of discussing
the matter with them. I observe that the Department
cf Overseas Trade have now decided to furnish me with
directicns for the collection of information on the
Trades originally suggested i.e. (1) Cotton Piece-G-cods
(2) Silks and Artificial Silks and 13) Motor vehicles.
3o As a result cf my own observation and dis
cussion with the officers concerned while on tour, I
have the honour to put forward the following points
with regard to the Trades chosen and questions connected
with the execution cf the work entailed.
The Under Secretary of State for India,
India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. ,
LONDON.