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'File 10/21 Enquiries re: sugar-beet' [‎7r] (15/176)

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The record is made up of 1 file (88 folios). It was created in 8 Jan 1932-12 Dec 1936. 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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Sir,
I am directed by His MaJesty T s Conaul-General and
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. to inform you that the
local manager of Messrs. Ziegler & Company of Manchester, who
is interested in trade prospects in Bahrain, is anxious to
obtain information on the following points
1. Sugar. If Tate T 3 "British Granulated" brand of sugar
is marketed in Bahrain and if so, is it imported
direct from the United Kingdom or throu^i the medium
of Indian traders in Bombay ?
2,Cotton Piece Goods . Information regarding any direct
trade which may exist between Bahrain and Lancashire
and, if possible, a range of samples covering the
cloths most in favour in Bahrain at present.
2. Cotton Thread. Is there a market in Bahrain for
sewing, shoemakers, or other thread ?
4• Exports from Bahrain. Any information you may be able
to give in this connection. Messrs. Ziegler &. ^orQpB,ny
are specially interested in Gum Tragacanth and Gum
Arabic and would like to know if these commodities
are available for export from Bahrain and in what
I have furnished Ivlr. Lyon with a copy of yoiir trade
report for 1932 but I should be glad of any further informa
tion which would enable me to answer his questions.
I have the honour to be.
Sir.
quantities
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. .,
Bahrain
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Papers relating to imports of sugar into Bahrain. The British Agent was keen to promote imports of British sugar beet into Bahrain in the face of foreign competition, particularly from Japan. The file includes a letter from 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. (Percy Gordon Loch) 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. (Trenchard Craven William Fowle) summarising the position of British beet sugar in relation to its two competitors, Java cane sugar, and Russian beet sugar, which notes that British sugar leaked from the bags and was more subject to deterioration from the dampness of the climate, 8 April 1934; a memorandum by the Vice-Consul, Bushire (Frank H Todd), on the import of British sugar into Bahrain, with covering letter from 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. to the Department of Overseas Trade, London, which recommends improvements to the ways in which British sugar was bagged, 31 December 1935; and correspondence 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. and the British Sugar Corporation Limited, 1936, in which the Chairman of the British Sugar Corporation states that it was not possible for his company to compete in the Bahrain market, as the whole of the company's output was consumed in the United Kingdom market, and beet sugar suffered from competition with foreign sugar.

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1 file (88 folios)
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Foliation: the system in use appears in the top right-hand corner of each folio, circled. Also foliated in top right-hand corner (uncircled), 1-71 (appearing on folios 1B-71). Notes foliated separately: 1-10 (appearing on folios 72-81).

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