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‘File 28/42 Persian Gulf War Trade Bureau Reports’ [61r] (121/194)
The record is made up of 1 file (95 folios). It was created in 15 Aug 1942-5 May 1943. 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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D. KUWAIT
Groundnut oil for Kuwait ir on Veraval - In a letter dated
17.9.1942 to Ha ji Hasham Abdulgani Maklai' ? i/’e^/al, Kathiawar,
Ahmad M. Alghania, Kuwait, enclosed a Kuwait Customs certificate
dated September ..14th in connection with the landing of. 100 tons
groundnut oil from Veraval per boom ’Abbasi 1 on 2nd June, 1942.
E. ARABIA
Gulf currency - The following extract from a letter dated
25,8.1942 from California Arabian Standard Oil Co,, Saudi Arabia,
to California Arabia Standard Oil Co,, 20 Bush Street, San Francisco,
is of interest s-
"We did not consider the Riyal as being greatly .affected by
the demands of the pearling inddistry, because the final pearl
reservoir is not in Arabia, However, we understand that some
Rivals have been finding their way to Iraq. These are purchased
in Kuwait and other east coott"cities for gold. The Riyals are
then used to purchase wool and other produce from the Arabs
which is exported from Arabia!. We do not know the extent of
these transactions. Also, the Easterners 1 habit of hoarding
has contributed to the present difficulty. Since the Riyal has
a higher silver content than the Rupee, it is the mo^t desirable
coin. The Riyal at present is.& more favourable coin in gold
transactions thah is the Rupee, particularly is this so in
our immediate area. One thing that probably bears on the points
mentioned by the bank is the fact that all new issues of
Rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
have a lesser silver content than the older issue. The Riyal
has not been debased. As pointed out in the attached letter,
the M Old Rupee" is commanding a premium of from 5 to 8 %. whereas
the Riyal is quoted at from 10 to 16$. over the new. Rupee,"
relating to activities of enemy, neutal
Summary of information
and Allied countries.
(i) Italy
(a.) Italia n workm en in Ger many - f Neue Zurcher Zeitung 1 of
Zurich in its issue of 4.6.1942 reports"as follows
"The Stefani
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
reports that up to date there are about
300,000 Italian workmen in Germany. They are used to further
war production. Thesbxworkmen are looked upon as scldiersi 1
(b) Jews being employ e d for a gricult ural wor k in It aly - The
following news appeared irr ther ZSm'pBpsr referred to above in its
issue of 5,6.1942s-
"A Swiss correspondent reports that 5,000 Jews are being used for
a gricultiival L work in Italy".
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(ii) Yugoslav ia
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Compulsory labo ur - The following.is an extract from the issue
dated 12,6,1942 of the Zurich paper referred to in the preceding
paragraphs-
"Budapest; The Minister of Justice has, by a decree 9 introduced
compulsory labour In Croatia. According to information received
from Agram, the decree affects all males between the.ages- ‘of
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- Content
The file comprises: 1) copies of extracts, or complete copies of, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Trade War Bureau reports, numbered 29 to 37, and issued weekly and dated between 15 August 1942 and 2 November 1942; 2) copies of correspondence concerning the re-export trade from the Arab Coast, chiefly from Dubai to Persia [Iran] and other countries.
The Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Trade War Bureau reports are arranged by country (Persia, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Dubai) and by subject or commodity (sugar, tea, cotton, etc.). They contain extracts and intelligence gleaned from intercepted mail and telegraphic correspondence, chiefly from merchants but also from newspapers and other organisations, and report on a range of subject matter related to trade, including: suspected or known cases of smuggling, fictitious orders used to increase quotas, and the re-export trade from Dubai. Some of the reports contain intelligence relating to wartime developments in Europe, which is struck through in red or blue pencil. The final report in the file (ff 76-87) contains statistical tables showing trade in various commodities between India and the key ports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Correspondence related to the re-export trade from Dubai chiefly takes place between the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior), 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 (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield), and the 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. Agent at Sharjah (Khan Sahib Saiyid ‘Abd al-Razzaq), and discusses the reasons behind the flourishing re-export trade from Dubai, methods of limiting the re-export trade, stock levels of sugar in the Gulf.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (95 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 92-93) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 95; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-94; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Two previous foliation sequences, which are also circled, have been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- ‘File 28/42 Persian Gulf War Trade Bureau Reports’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:52r, 53v:56v, 58v:65r, 66r:71r, 74r:78v, 80r:96v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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