'File 10/4 III Trade Report Bahrain Islands'

Content

Trade reports and related material. The papers include Department of Overseas Trade Report on Economic and Commercial Conditions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , December 1936 , by Frank H Todd, Vice-Consul, Bushire (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1937); trade reports of the Bahrain Islands for the years ended 31 March 1936 - 31 March 1939 inclusive; and related correspondence. The trade reports list imports from thirty-one countries (notably India, Arabia, Iraq, Persia, Africa, England [United Kingdom], United States, Japan, Java, Germany, Holland [the Netherlands], and Italy) under the main headings of animals for slaughter; building materials; cereals; dyeing and colouring materials; oils; pearls, shells and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous; and exports to twenty-three countries (notably Arabia, Iraq, India, Persia, England [United Kingdom], United States, Germany, and France) under the main headings of building materials; cereals; animals; dyeing and colouring materials; oils; pearls, shells and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous. The Arabic language and script content of this file consists of letterheads only.

Extent and format

1 volume (313 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the volume.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the system in use appears in the top right corner of each folio: folios 1A-3 (circled), folios 4-6 (not circled), folios 7-308 (circled). An uncircled numerical sequence also appears in the top right corner of all the main documentary elements of the file, numbered 8-245 (folios 21-277).

Written in

English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1346

Former external reference(s)

English Office files: 10/4 III

History of this record

Date(s)

21 Oct 1936-3 Sep 1940 (CE, Gregorian)

Related material

Subjects

Trade (practice)

People & organisations

Bahrain Political AgencySir Knight Charles Dalrymple Belgrave

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