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'Arabia. Handbooks prepared under the direction of the Historical Section of the Foreign Office - no 90' [‎109] (124/148)

The record is made up of 1 volume (69 folios). It was created in 1919. 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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FOREIGN COMMERCE
the supply of the Oman coast. Russia has been driven
off the market by America.
The demand at Jedda for alcohol was increasing in
spite of the Moslem prohibition. • • - p
Dyes. Muscat imports increasing quantities 01
ochre I war as) from Aden for dyeing American
sheeting, which is made into shirts for Arab seamen.
The hardware imported at Jedda included a petro
leum engine for a flour mill, of British manufacture,
set up at Mecca.
Timher. Jedda and Hodeida import from Java
and Singapore a very hard wood used exclusively tor
building. . . x>
Coal at Aden comes normally entirely trom tiie
United Kingdom. Since 1914 Indian coal has been
increasingly imported, while British coal has fallen m
quantity and risen in price. . , , i
Austria and Germany were making considerable pro
gress in their exports to Arabia of cotton goods, lace,
and net, silk goods, sugar, false pearls, enamel -ware,
paper and paper goods, lamps and lamp-glasses, iheir
success was due to the energy of their travellers ^ncl
their good sense in catering for the tastes of the Arabs,
who prefer cheap and bright-coloured articles to those
which are expensive and durable. Austria had also
made advantageous shipping arrangements between
Trieste and Jedda {see p. 68).
(ic) Customs and Tariffs
The Customs vary in different ports with the dif
ferent administrations to which the ports are subject.
Aden has since 1850 been a free port. Duties are
levied only on liquors and intoxicating drugs, but
licences, for which fees are payable, must be obtained
for the importation of petroleum and arms.
At Hodeida import duties are 11 per cent., of which
8 per cent, may be paid in cash or in kind, but the

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This volume contains information on the geography, political history and economic conditions of Arabia and was published by the Historical Section of the Foreign Office in April 1919.

It is divided into four sections: 'Geography Physical and Political'; 'Political History'; 'Political Conditions' and 'Economic Conditions'. There is an Appendix, containing tables regarding trade in Aden, Muscat and Bahrein, 1909-1917.

There is a map 'Sketch Map of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. and Arabia', compiled by the War Office on June 1914.

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1 volume (69 folios)
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Foliation: There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the map on a sleeve on the inside back cover, on number 70.

Pagination: There is also an original pagination, iv-vi, 2-127.

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