‘File 29/30 Civil requirements: miscellaneous items from India (pepper, spices, etc)’
IOR/R/15/2/790
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The record is made up of 1 file (240 folios). It was created in 9 Sep 1943-25 Oct 1945. It was written in English and Persian. 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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The file contains correspondence about the supply of various essential commodities from India, by sea from Bombay and Karachi to Bahrain and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ports of Dubai and Sharjah for local consumption, during the Second World War (1939-1945). Several commodities are mentioned including spices, nuts, oils, cotton and leather goods, hosiery, soap, matches and cement. These goods were in short supply due to wartime conditions and subject to Government of India export restrictions and import quota arrangements in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. shaikhdoms under British protection. The main correspondents are 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. for Bahrain, the Director of Customs and Port Officer for the Government of Bahrain, the Export Trade Controllers (also referred to as Foreign Trade Controllers) in Karachi and Bombay, as well as other Government of India officials, mainly in the External Affairs Department, New Delhi. They discuss the allotment of Government of India surplus quota goods among merchants in Bahrain, Dubai and Sharjah and exchange distribution lists that contain the names of all approved importers (local merchants), together with the names of their Indian exporters or shippers in Bombay and Karachi, and the type and quantity of the controlled commodity allotted to them. In addition, there are detailed submissions from the Political Agents for Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat to 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. at Bushire, expressing concerns about new Government of India instructions for improving the coordination of export control procedures in India with import control procedures in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. shaikhdoms, in particular, that Export Trade Controllers in Indian ports only grant export licenses and permits to Indian exporters and shippers who appear on their established shippers lists. The file also contains merchants’ correspondence, from several importers in Bahrain and their nominated export agents or shippers in Karachi and Bombay, complaining to 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. for Bahrain, about the refusal of the Export Trade Controllers in Indian ports to grant them export licences and permits.
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- 1 file (240 folios)
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Files papers are arranged more or less chronologically.
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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 242; 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 2-217 and between ff 218-241; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- English and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
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- Archival file
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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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- Archive reference
- IOR/R/15/2/790
- Former external reference(s)
- Confidential Series: 29/30
- Date(s)
- 9 Sep 1943-25 Oct 1945 (CE, Gregorian)
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- ExportsImportsCommoditiesManufactured goodsShipping
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- DubaiTrucial CoastSharjah
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- Director of Customs and Port OfficerPolitical Resident, Persian GulfIndian Political Service, External Affairs DepartmentPolitical Agent, Trucial CoastExport Trade Controller, BombayExport Trade Controller, KarachiGovernment of India, Commerce DepartmentGovernment of India, Chief Controller of Exports
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- IOR/R/15/2/790
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- ‘File 29/30 Civil requirements: miscellaneous items from India (pepper, spices, etc)’
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- 5r:6v, 25r:25v, 49r:49v, 75r:77v, 79r:79v, 84r:85v, 90r:90v, 97r:97v, 103r:104v, 111r:111v, 127r:128v, 145r:150v, 160r:162v, 166r:166v, 170r:172v, 174r:174v, 193r:195v, 199r:199v, 201r:201v, 208r:209v
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- Government of Bahrain
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- ‘File 29/30 Civil requirements: miscellaneous items from India (pepper, spices, etc)’
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- 32r:32v
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- Al Qasimi, Shaikh Sultan II bin Saqr
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- ‘File 29/30 Civil requirements: miscellaneous items from India (pepper, spices, etc)’
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- 43r:43v
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- Bhatia, Gobindram P
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- 44r:44v
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- Rewachand P Bablani
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- 45r:45v, 59r:59v, 61r:61v, 86r:88v, 168r:168v
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- Amernani, G V
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- Seth Hiranand Versimal
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- M Tayeb Khonji & Sons
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- 78r:78v
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- Khunji, Haji Mohamed Tahir
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- Khunji, Haji Ali Jamal
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- 102r:102v, 105r:105v, 107r:107v
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- Chaturbhujdas Jethanand & Bros
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- Abdulrehman H Algosaibi
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- 143r:143v
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- Saleh Abdulla Alsaleh
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- 152r:153v
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- Abbas Kazerooni & Co
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- Indo Empire Trading Co
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- ‘File 29/30 Civil requirements: miscellaneous items from India (pepper, spices, etc)’
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- 215r:215r
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- Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company
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- Cable and Wireless Ltd (xx Imperial and International Communications Limited)
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- ‘File 29/30 Civil requirements: miscellaneous items from India (pepper, spices, etc)’
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- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 7r:24v, 27r:31v, 33r:42v, 47r:48v, 51v, 52v:58v, 60r:60v, 63r:65v, 67r:67v, 70r:71v, 74r:74v, 80r:80v, 82r:82v, 91r:96v, 98r:101v, 106r:106v, 108r:109v, 112r:120v, 123r:126v, 129r:142v, 144r:144v, 151r:151v, 155r:159v, 163r:163v, 165r:165v, 167r:167v, 169r:169v, 173r:173v, 175r:178v, 181r:185v, 187r:192v, 196r:198v, 200r:200v, 202r:207v, 210r:214v, 217r:241v, back-i, back
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