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'File 10/4 IV Trade reports Bahrain Islands' [‎10r] (19/318)

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The record is made up of 1 file (159 folios). It was created in 18 Feb 1941 - 31 Mar 1942. 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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The Political Ag«nt, ftehraln, who is in el s*
touch *ith local and nainland af^iirs, *111 be glad to
anmer any anquirlea regarding trade from raerchanta in +.he
United Kingdom through the nepertment of Overage Trade.
Snquirlea frc ra India ahruld be wade throtigh
the Director General of Coiaraerc^l nte' llgence^ Calcutta*
Tlwe would probably be «.v«d by Bdrtrasolng the latter
officlnl direct, as infcirnmtion on aoat ordinary natters
ia available in his records.
ad/ R.Q.E.*. Alhan, Major,
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. , Bahrain.

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The file includes reports on economic and trade conditions on the Bahrain Islands for the years 1939-40, 1940-41, and 1941-42; and statements of discrepancies noticed in Bahrain trade reports for 1938-39 and 1939-40, with remarks. The trade reports list thirty-four countries from which imports had been received (notably Arabia, Iraq, India, Iran, Africa, the United States, Japan, England [United Kingdom], Germany, Holland [the Netherlands], Burma, and Ceylon) under the general headings of animals for slaughter; building materials; cereals; fuel; oils; pearls, shells, and specie; provisions; textile and fabrics; and miscellaneous; and twenty-one countries (notably Arabia, India, Iraq, Persia, England [United Kingdom], Iran, the United States, Java, and Sumatra) to which exports had been sent, under the general headings of building materials; cereals; animals; oils; pearls, shells and specie; provisions; and miscellaneous.

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1 file (159 folios)
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The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: The foliation system in use appears in a circle in the top right-hand corner. A second foliation system also appears, again in the top right-hand corner, but not circled. This system, which covers all the papers in the file, begins at number 6 and runs to number 161. It then continues 1/102 to 39/240.

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