'File 7/9 I Exemptions of Customs Duty' [2v] (6/350)
The record is made up of 1 file (179 folios). It was created in 4 May 1929-12 Sep 1941. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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This file contains correspondence between the British 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. at Bahrain; Secretary 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. at Bushire; the Upper Air Observatory, Bahrain; Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; Claude C L de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain; Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited; British India Steam Navigation Company; Muḥammad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, President of Municipality ( ra’īs al-baladiyya ), Manamah; Abdul Majeed, Bushire 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. bookbinder; Acting British Consul, Basra; Muhammed Khan, Sub-Postmaster, Bahrain; and Abdul Rehman Altobaishi [‘Abd al-Raḥmān al-Ṭubayshī], Grand Chamberlain to His Majesty King Ibn Saoud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd)].
The correspondence concerns various cases of exemptions from customs duty payments, including the Upper Air Observatory (ff. 4, 27-33, 50-51, 54-55, 59-75 and 151-153), American Mission (ff. 7-9 and 12-26), Royal Navy (ff. 56-58, 107-114 and 117-119) and Royal Indian Navy personnel (ff. 126-127 and 132-133). There are regular lists of Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Post Office and Victoria Memorial Hospital staff eligible for exemptions, including revisions and amendments, sent 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. at Bahrain to the Director of Customs (ff. 10-11, 39-45, 78-82, 84, 87, 91, 94, 98-100, 115-116, 122-125, 137-139 and 144). In addition, there is correspondence concerning the payment of the Municipal Tax ( baladiyya ) and customs on gramophones for Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff (ff. 36-37 and 42-43) and the question of exemptions for the Publicity Officer and Publicity Office staff (ff. 146-150).
Other correspondence concerns a suggestion to remove customs duty on launch engines to encourage launch building as a secondary industry in Bahrain (ff. 2-6) and the Shaikh of Bahrain's exemption from Indian customs (ff. 47, 76-77, 83, 85-86, 88-90, 92 and 95-97), including correspondence concerning the exemption of customs duties on cars belonging to the Shaikh of Bahrain (ff. 128-131).
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- 1 file (179 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence appears in pencil in the top right hand of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of the page, and runs from the first page after the front cover to the final folio. Foliation mistakes: folio 53 is skipped. A secondary foliation sequence appears in pencil in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of the folio in the Office Notes, starting at 2 on f. 155 and terminating at f. 171.
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- Title
- 'File 7/9 I Exemptions of Customs Duty'
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- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 5v:6v, 7v, 8v:9v, 11v:13v, 14v:16v, 17v:18v, 19v:21v, 24v, 26v, 28r:28v, 31r:36v, 37v, 38v, 39v, 42v:45v, 47v:50v, 51v, 52v, 54r:55v, 56v, 57v:58v, 60v:63v, 65r:66v, 67v:69v, 70v, 71v:75v, 76v:77v, 78v:87v, 88v:89v, 90v:107v, 108v:116v, 117v:127v, 128v:130v, 132v:142v, 143v:146v, 147v:148v, 149v:155v, 156v:162v, 167r:178v, 179, 179
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