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'File 10/8 Overseas trade enquiries' [‎129r] (258/495)

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The record is made up of 1 file (249 Folios). It was created in 23 Jul 1929-29 Nov 1934. 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 CUSTOMHOUSE,
BAHRAIW,
,28th March, 19^1.,
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In further refarenca to your D/0 ifo. 112 of the 28th January
1951., and to the desire of The Hon'ble The Resident for a Report uoon
state?- 8 P08iU0n 0f th9 local »arlcet for Cotton Piece Oooda, I would (
P 8 r al ,n ? f 0a f ritir of Bahrein and the Arab aide of the
. arslan ^ulf almost antiraly depends upon the prosoeritv nf 1 +h n
marlcet; and consequently a proaparoae LasL wo"d^ fouL«f K ^
quantity^ 6 ^^he'Ia^ 0f GOOd8 ' both in aVin
Past year (1950) would not, I think be a"fair ° "port for the
of trade normally passing through Bahrain ' " ^loation of the volume
prepare statistics for the thralye^^ ^ '"1
reasonable prosperous years. ' * '928, & I929, all
The long-continued existence in Bahrain of a Hindu ccnunercial
community, mostly drawn from Tatta in Sind, has resulted in the imports
ot cotton piece goods being mainly of the character most suited to'the
Indian markets, for the local Arabs purchase such as are arailable in
the bazar Thus the majority of English cotton piece goods imported
Xn™ fi^tdit varioU8 Hindu fira8 ' aU of ^
MARKET AND SOURCES OF SU PPLY:
(a) Local production is NIL,
oer fi U3h 800118 Can be reasonab ly estimated at about ten
per cent of the total quantity imported,
0 f t u r9l&aS00d8! ^ 111680 IndiR ' 1 manufactured piece zooas
would represent about seventy oer ^#»n+ ...uj i ^ ^ ^ s
would represent about twenty p^r oZT.' and other countries
into the loo^^rm^SLnr'Sr "a 8 ^ 9 " 8 noti09ab ^ intrusion
Italian and Austrian The 'in™ Zf 8 mUCh le88 ®*tent of
the Italian ^ ^ ^ quality, but
included samples to shew as fully as oossible'^.h' 11181 ^ 5 and 1 haTe
done here, y 88 p08aibl9 the nature of the trade
because the^^O) ^ ^ i8
most accustomed to use. The firat +. are the Arabs are
^ e xxrst two reasons are the most cogent.
P0SSIBIL^Ijs_0F INCREASED BRITISH
TRADE.
The possibility of an increase of Briti3h Tmnnr. +
its extension would, in my opinion maini. 18 n0t Very S ^eat, and
by the local traders of their connection UPOn ^ d ev9lopment
(It will be recalled that a poetir«l Z mainland of Arabia
of Arabia") POetical ^r Bahrain is -The Front D^r
c«Qpetitor a 088ib t Uty 0f U - K * traders securing at th.
the local piece-goods ^merchants ^buy toei^o" ^ of
But thaw* Ttlt l£l ^ ^
England. The method is Spil d^ g0O<l8 f^'
local branch of The Eastern Bank Ltd ^ 8 ^ paid tor at the
recommended. lUl - a oethod which I have consistently
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Correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and customs officials in Bahrain, and United Kingdom companies relating to trade in Bahrain. The file includes papers concerning an upsurge in orders for bicycles in Bahrain, 1929. Other commodities covered include mother of pearl and the pearl trade, Lingah shells (known in European markets as 'Bombay shells'), bedsteads, margarine and related products, electric generating sets and motor engines for motor launches, cloth, cotton, silks, machine tools, condensed milk and chocolate, biscuits, sharks' skins, locks, sport goods, scotch whisky and a proposal for a golf course. The objective was to increase the volume and range of trade carried on in Bahrain by British firms. The papers also include reports, and correspondence with local companies in Bahrain.

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1 file (249 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 system of foliation in use appears in a circle in the top right-hand corner of each folio. The file is also foliated 1-15, 19-256 (uncircled).

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