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'File 9/31 Report that illicit trade between Bahrain and Persia is encouraged by the Political Agent Bahrain' [8r] (15/36)
The record is made up of 1 file (16 folios). It was created in 19 Jul 1946-24 Oct 1946. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: 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. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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ITo.Adv/c/ 88
T1 IS CUSTO^Si OL 312;
8AI:RiJI.;
13th 3Q^ tender, It 46 . ,
The Adviser,
The G-overnniaxit of Banrain,
Bahrain.
honor an dun ; -
eference attached, frou our records over the last
sin months, i;ohai..ed Khnash has ii ported goods into Bahrain,
which have earned hin barter. Tea Sugar as vuider
Sugar 30 bags or 3 tons
Tea 28 cases or P ton,
these figures fall a long way short of the figures mentioned
by Kawash.
I can only presume that this gentleman has
^ *v - su^—^ H- -<■ tea in tnc. smal^. villages
or alternatively has purchase barter chits from here
which have not been shipped in his name.
, but
Sugar and Tea find their ray into Persia not only
from Bahrain, but from the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
and huwait, there
fore there is nothing to suggest that ga-wasi^s consignment
is entirely ex Bahrain Barter Stocks.
No certificate can therefore be 'iven.
^T'’Vr'mrn otp
J*-/A. 'W Jl‘
A
PORT OFFICER,
UIN.
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The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, the British Embassy at Tehran and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, concerning allegations of illegal trade between Bahrain and Iran by a merchant from Bushire, who was responsible for smuggling sugar, tea and opium into Bahrain, and who is believed to be employed by the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. as an 'informer'.
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- 1 file (16 folios)
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The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 15-17. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 18; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 3-13; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/375
- Title
- 'File 9/31 Report that illicit trade between Bahrain and Persia is encouraged by the Political Agent Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:6v, 8r:9v, 12r:17v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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