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'File 10/4 II Trade Reports' [129r] (268/586)
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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Copy or ix letter latecL ttie SrcL octooer 1954, from Messrs
S-Doralojee & Co,,Bandar AD"bas, to His Britannic Majesty* s
Consul, Bandar Abbas.
.Ye would iDe grateful if you would kindly o"btain
Bahrain, to enable us to establisti our
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
ttiere:-
1. Ttie population of Bahrain, tiow many Indians,
Persians c.nd Europeans.
2. Ttie kinds of imports and exports also any local
industry and produce.
<5. How many suropean shops are there, selling provision,
stores, tobacco, cigarettes, vfines, spirits, beer
and. all otner sundry articles.
4. is there any pronibition in tae import of spirits
or in tne sale of same to tae public.
5. can any Persian produce "be introduced there with
advantage.
6. if tne mercnandise business is done on casn basis
or on credit; if credit, now long.
7. ,vhat is the usual rate of interest on loans and
credi ts.
8. /hat is the customs tariff, is there any duty to
be paid on exports and is tlaere any restriction in
trade or any prohibition in imports.
Any further details which may be interesting to a
general merchant, dealing in all sorts of imports,
including piece goods, sugar, spices and all sundries.
the following particulars 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.
,
Thanking you in advance.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (291 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence