"ملف 28/70 قواعد وقوانين وتعليمات أذون الملاحة" [و‎‎٢‎٠] (٦١٢/٣٩)

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Your telegram No,866 of 26th January, to wiloome proposal
to xal.reduce control over sea-borne goods consigned to or from
Persian Gulf Ports and as part of that plan to establish an
examination base at Karachi. We have, as you know* throughout.
m en the view that such measures are essential, n the pOssibi-
y is to be ensured against of goods originating in neutral, 1
countries and consigned to Persian Gulf Ports being re-exported
or on-carried to enemy territories.
2. Pan graph 1 of your telegram. We would be rateful to
have in tlue course a list of commodities which should be exempted
from Certificate of Origin provisions
3, Our views on points raised in paragraph 2 of your tele
gram are as follows:
on exports from India tp.Ifran
_ r „ A r r Bespept of (1) commodities
whim tne two countries, and Iran in particular, are known
to be supplying to the enemy and (2) commodities of much the
enemy is in short supply, rood grains, tea, raw cotton, oil
seeds and possibly hides fall in first category, decora cate
gory includes non-ferrous metals and ores, raw rubo r, coffee,
vegetable oils and possibly sugar. In some of these articles.,
nptably raw cotton and non-ferrous metals and ore?, there is xi
little or no trade and question of quota restrictions appears to
us to nrise in a practical f«r«m only in the case of raw hides. „
and skins, dyeing and tanning substances, food grains, vegetable
oils and jute manufactures. If quotas are to bef fixed for
these articles we consider that regard should be paid not merely
For commodities not
in in categories mentioned above such as
cotton manufactures, cement iron or steel goods and )aper and
stationery no quantitative limits should be fixed. On mainte
nance oi unrestricted opportunities of trade expansion in such
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:xist depend to a large extent success of the ^rejected
drive in Iran and Iraq.
We confirm presumption that any restrictions decided upon
could be applied to exports accoss Indo-Iranian land frontier.
Exports by dhows are already subject to licence, but following
further steps have been taken to tighten control, firstly,
customs authorities have been instructed to or anise special
measures to prevent possible attempts at unauthoriesed shipment of
controlled goods from places on the coast not declared as ports.
Secondly, in order to guard against possibility oi diversion of
goods en route, shippers are now being required to execute bond
undertaking to produce within a specified period landing certifi
cates from local authorities at port of discharge, Ks a further
checn, it is proposed that reports of al 1 such shipmoxts should
be ma e to the appropriate British authorities in the country
or port of destination tp enable them to verify arrival of goods
and to keep track of their subsequent movements, lantime States
are being ? ske4 to co-operate by enforcing similar measures in
their territories.
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(b)Problem of transhipments or re-exports from Protected
abates and Muscat.
We have had discussion with Political hesilent end
* is for^introduct jon
If exercised over Bahrain oil exports), .Difficulties of operation
U cpnaidpr that time. has not yet come for introduction of export
licencing system m.these States (apart from control at present
I would be great and would involve considerable additions to Agency
.staff. We should prefer, and Political Kesident now y agrees, to
f strange for statistical observations for t ime being (trade move
ments from India to these States ape already w atoned) and to
delay application of export licensing system there until need is
more clearly established.
(cExamination of ships without ship navicerts at Karachi.
We are taking steps to ensure that staffing arrangements are
adequate for oontigency referred to.
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