'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade'
IOR/R/15/1/364
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The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 11 Jan 1931-31 Dec 1932. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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This file contains correspondence between various British officials and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa regarding the transshipment of cargo at the port in Bahrain. Specifically, the correspondence discusses Bahrain's right to levy transit dues from Saudi Arabia on cargo transshipped at sea and cargo entering the port at Bahrain (from Saudi Arabia).
The agreement that the British had pressured Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa to make with Bin Saud in 1920 (regarding transit levies) is discussed in detail as are the attitude and actions of Bin Saud.
The file also includes correspondence with the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and correspondence regarding a ship named the Ahmedi that was barred from entering the port in Bahrain.
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- 1 volume (271 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence volume. Foliation is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1A, and runs through to 271, ending on the inside of the back cover.
Anomalies: ff.1A-F; f.23A; f.31A; f.39A; f.44A; f.93A; f.97A; f.137A; 221A; f.230A (stored in an envelope on the reverse of f.230).
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/364
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- A Series: 19/212 I Confidential Series: C 41
- Date(s)
- 11 Jan 1931-31 Dec 1932 (CE, Gregorian)
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- Customs administrationForeign relationsNational EconomyReligious conflictsRights of statesArab nationalismSocial reformEconomic reform
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- BahrainBūshehr
- People & organisations
- British India Steam Navigation Company LimitedJames OrtonFrancis WardenHugh WeightmanĀl Sa'ūd (Family)Āl Khalīfah (Family)
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