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'File 5/15 Exemption of customs and Other Duties on Naval Stores for Naval Base - Jufair' [‎11r] (23/112)

The record is made up of 1 file (56 folios). It was created in 18 Apr 1935-30 Aug 1944. 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; the British 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. at Bushire; successive Senior Naval Officers in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including Captain V S Butler (1935), Captain Allan Poland (1937) and Captain Cosmo Moray Graham (1939); Charle Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl; Khalīfah, ruler of Bahrain; and Lloyd Taylor of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC).

These correspondence concern the granting of concessions privileges on customs and other duties on naval stores, including food, alcohol, furniture, etc. for use and consumption by personnel at the Jufair naval base. There is also correspondence regarding extending similar privileges to the Royal Air Force and British Overseas Airways Corporation.

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1 file (56 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences on the page following the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Circled index numbers written using red crayon or ink are also present in the file.

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'File 5/15 Exemption of customs and Other Duties on Naval Stores for Naval Base - Jufair' [‎11r] (23/112), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/222, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023321675.0x000018> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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