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'File 10/4 II Trade Reports' [77r] (164/586)
The record is made up of 1 volume (291 folios). It was created in 6 Sep 1933-27 Oct 1936. 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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Xiring the last three years figures of
uapanese iaporta have shown a very large increase.B
ih<3j arc Bteaci -iiy ousting Hritieh imports in the
■Jotton, real and imitation Silk, Yarn, Hoeiary
and Haberdashery gooda, toys, electrical material,
ruoMr goods, ;ihoe3 aiid glaai ware, rhe goods
imported from Japan wore of inferior quality but \
commanded the market owing to their cheapness in »\
time of economic stress. A reflation has had to
,
oe passed to check the imports of cheap and inferior
olactrical material*
Iqpoi'ts from England particularly in the
i(jxtile| -ot ton and Silk trade have correspondingly
showed a large decrease. A possible improvement
j-ii the economic si tuation with an easier flow of
money may result in the balance being redressed
tc some g >rtent in favour of British goods# But
tue gi^eat difference in price botween British and
Japanese goods will sndodhteCly favour the latter
for aome time to com* British firms would be wise
to establish friendly relatione with local firms
and to conduct more propaganda# Possibly offers
of Ionr term creo it fac'.litiea would also assist#
financial#-
Hie prosperity 01 the people mainly depends
on the pearling trade, but since pearls are a
luxury and are only bought when other wants have
been .ati .fled, the trade depression is more acutely
felt in Bahrain than elsewhere and the market for
better classes of goods is at a standstill, rhere.
la very little money in the market and there are
. no signs of its having been enployed abroacU The
diversion ot capital from trade to other purposes
is not in evidence#
> t. 0#
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Trade Reports of the Bahrain Islands for the financial years ended 31 March 1933 to 31 March 1936 inclusive, with associated correspondence. The reports list imports from twenty-nine countries (notably India, Iraq, Persia, England [the United Kingdom], Japan, Germany, Africa, Belgium and the United States) under the main headings of animals for slaughter; building materials; cereals; dyeing and colouring materials; fuel; oil; pearls, shells and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous; and exports to seventeen countries (notably India, Arabia, Persia, Iraq, England [the United Kingdom], the United States, and Germany) under the main headings of building materials; cereals; dyeing and colouring materials; fuel; oil; pearls, shells, and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous. The file includes correspondence between 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. , Bahrain and the 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. Agent, Sharjah concerning the import into and export from Dubai of goods aboard two German vessels, June-July 1934; and United Kingdom press cuttings on trade conditions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated March 1935.
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- 1 volume (291 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the system in use appears in the top right corner of each folio, circled. An uncircled numerical sequence marking out the main documentary elements also appears at either the top right or top middle of each folio, running from 2-237 (folio 3- folio 269).
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/1345
- Title
- 'File 10/4 II Trade Reports'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1br:1dv, 2r:2v, 4r:4v, 6r:6v, 10r:10v, 16r:17v, 19r:20v, 22r:49v, 52r:53v, 55r:59v, 61r:62v, 64r:65v, 69r:119v, 121r:121v, 123r:123v, 125r:130v, 133r:133v, 135r:136v, 146r:147v, 149r:150v, 153r:184v, 186r:203v, 205r:205v, 207r:215v, 221r:258v, 260r:265v, 267r:268v, 270r:284v, i-r:iii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence