'File H/14 Vol I Turkish Customs on Mainland' [‎20r] (39/52)

fact that no duty at all wau baln^ charged on products of
Laiirsin origin, such as lucorna ato., .li-ich ./are allowed free
"as in the case of goods coming from Jur^ish ports", but that
on goods of non-Bahrein origin 11;,o duty .yas balng levied.
- -aiquiries .vere then aiade from iiis majesty's Consul Busreh
as to v/hether local produco, such as lucerne, prawns, etc.,
cf foreign origin -vsre adsittad into iiuoreh -md other Tur-
iLibh ports duty free, he no* r jpliaa that "on lucerne, shrimps
"(prawns) and such produce of rorui^n origin a 'Justoms duty of
Busreh Uonsulata ^0.^4, dcttod} tt 4 . ^ ^
btliOctober 1911. I 11/o ia if such pro-
"duce is accompanied by a certificite of origin, in the ab-
"aonce of a certificate or origin, an additional charge of
"2o;4 is levied by the Public i^ebt Adiainistration".
I may mention tha A , according to Information received
from otiier aou-^aa®, i . id not au additional ob irge of 26^
that is levied but a duty of instead of 11 /c. That how
ever is u aatail with which we are not at present concerned.
4. uij up^iot of tiie foregoiiig is that Turkish Author
ities in the levy of Oustoms duty are treating oahrein as
TruK-ish territory, and that the Juitoms either from
ignorance or oomplaoency have been playing into their hands
by accepting favoured treatment .i>; a j . -r^ish port.
5. The position, novr th^.t it is fully understood, Till be
explained to ShoiKh isa, and he ^ill, no doubt, confirm his
instructions for the abandonment of the practice of issuing
certif.1 oates, but I think it advisable to draw the attention
of Government to the proceedcf tha Jvatif Customs as af
fording fresh evidence of the persintent prrterfelona of the
^orte in regard to the Bahrein Islands.
I hrtva the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant.
(sd) P. Z. Cox Lieut-Colonel,^
Political iiesiaent in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .