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'Administration Report of the Persian Gulf for the Year 1936' [‎17r] (33/74)

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The record is made up of 1 file (35 folios). It was created in 1937. 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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hands of various Companies which monopolise trade. Exchange Control
also has come into force under which the official buying rate for sterling
was lixed at 80 rials to the pound and purchase of foreign currency could
only be effected by Banks on behalf of the Exchange Control Commission
in Tehran, while sales were only under Government permits issued by the
Commission after long delay. This has had a detrimental effect on the
foreign exchange turnover of Banks and it has seriously affected all import
business
Silver coinage has been out of circulation for most of the year. Owing
to the restrictions on foreign trade, Banks report that current account depo
sits have increased considerably. Some of the surplus has been invested
in trading companies and industrial enterprises.
No new taxes have been introduced during the year, but a new Customs
Tariff contained several increases including charges on motor vehicles, im
port and working of which has become a Government monopoly. This has
not reduced the cost of services to the public, while both new and second
hand cars have increased in price.
Piecegoods, sugar and tea continue to be the principal imports. They
are all handled by monopoly organisations controlled by the Government, in
which local merchants have little share. Retailers of piecegoods expect
shortly to be put out of business by the opening of shops by the Cotton
Piecegoods Monopoly Company.
Export of opium has been considerably restricted. Carpets were
shipped freely by merchants until the end of the year when all transactions
became a monopoly of the Carpet Monopoly Company. Gum tragacanth,
almonds and dried fruits have also become the objects of monopolies during
the year given to Central Companies m Tehran. Agricultural products in
general are now controlled by interests centred in the Capital and most of
the profits go there.
The following Companies have been reported to have been formed dur
ing the last two years to handle commodities of interest to the Shiraz
trader :—
Sherket-i-Tijareti (general import and export).
Sherket-i-Sheker-wa-Cand (sugar and match import and trade, with
a subsidiary organisation to handle tea, which is not yet in
working order).
Sherket-i-Panbeh (growing and export of cotton).
Tasbit-i-Ghalleh (wheat growing and purchase).
Sherket-i-Pust Narm (export of skins).
Sherkat-i-Qumash (import and trade in cotton piecegoods).
Sherket-i-Ketirah (export of gum tragacanth and gum arabic).
Sherket-i-Khoshkbar (export of dried fruits, almonds, etc.).
Sherket-i-Khollar (wine making and trade).
Sherket-i-Khal (carpet trade).
Sherket-i-Sadaret-i-Fars wa Banader (production and sale of native
crafts, /silver, enamel, mosaic work, and hosiery).
Most of the principal articles of trade are thus covered by these Com
panies. They are not well-managed. Directors and Managers are permit-
ted to engage in private trade. They are inclined to behave as though thev
were above the Law and injured parties do not.dare to take the matter to
the Courts. Large profits are admitted to be made by buying imported
goods and holding them off the market. This seems a curious way of spend
ing the tax-payers' money which goes to finance such concerns, the control
exercised by the Government over these Companies and their policy is loose.
Meanwhile all private trade is being throttled, taxes increase, the cost of
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The file consists of Administration Report of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the Year 1936 (New Delhi: Government of India Press, 1937).

The Report, prepared by 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. , summarises important information relating to the Gulf and notable events in the Gulf during 1936. The Report contains a review by 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. , and separate sections on each of the agencies, consulates, and other areas that made up 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. . The information provided includes lists of personnel, local administration, military and naval matters, aviation, the political situation, trade and commerce, medical reports, meteorological reports, and related information.

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1 file (35 folios)
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There is a list of contents at the front of the Report, on folio 2.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 37 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, and appears in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.

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