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'Customs Duty on Goods Landed at Bahrain in Transit to the Mainland' [‎78r] (175/291)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (137 folios). It was created in 28 Feb 1920-3 Mar 1921. 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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and I myself sent a message to you suggesting that this was the
rate in 1915 when the Ruler of He*.3d first turned out the Turks
o.nd suggesting that it should be reverted to, but you refused
to listen. Then the matter had to be referred to the High
government and became the sublet of an order, and therefore
it was fixed at 2^, -l would remind Your Exce lency that the
Ruler of I^a^d intended that no duty at all should be charged
but only ardhlyeh. ^ne wigh liovornment itself only cn^rges
l/8 duty, it is fortunate therefore for Your Excellency that
tne order did not say you could only charge 1 /3 duty I.e. 5/8
of ifo
in regard to the 2nd p^rt of tne order as I nave said above
the High Government does not (nor do other great G-overnments/
cha^rge any duty at all on direct transhipments, and in nis
infringement of sovereign rignts or any others are involved.
Ho state h s a rigxxt to cnarge duty on goods destined for
another country which simply come to one of its ports by the
chances of th« routes of snipping, and ^.rw not even landed on its
snores.
i m~y mention nowever that this rule is only intended to
apply to goods properly manifested for Hasa, Hajd, or Qatar,
and brought by steamer.
X trust that the above will snow Your Excellency tna. .he
order has not Deen issued witnout due consideration and will
convince you that no injustice is involved. Should any difri-
cultiea result from the orders nd Your Excellency represent
tnem, they will receive sympathetic consideration irom the High
Government,
L
Sd/ K.P.Trevor, Lieut-Col.
Deputy Politic 1 Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.

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The volume records a dispute between the Ruler of Nejd [Najd] and dependencies and the Ruler of Bahrain [occasionally also referred to in the papers as Bahrein] over the imposition by the Ruler of Bahrain of a charge of 5% customs duty (previously 2.5%) on goods destined for Nejd and Hassa [Hasa] even when those goods did not leave the Customs House at Bahrain and find their way into Bahrain itself. The dispute resulted in intervention by British officials and the Government of India.

The papers include correspondence 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. , Bahrain (Major Harold Richard Patrick Dickson), the Deputy 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Prescott Trevor), Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Sa‘ūd)], Ruler of Nejd and dependencies, Sheikh Isa [Sheikh ‘Īsá bin ‘Alī Āl Khalīfah, Hakim of Bahrain], Ruler of Bahrain, and other British officials. The correspondence between the two rulers and 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 is in both Arabic and English.

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1 volume (137 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation system commences at 1 on the sixth folio after the front cover (the first bearing any text) and terminates at 127 on the sixth folio before the back cover (the last bearing any text). The numbers are written in blue crayon and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio, except that the folios that need to be folded out to be read have their folio number in blue crayon on the fold, and again in pencil in the same place as the main sequence. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 11, 32, 68, 82, 84, 89, 92, 120, 121, 127.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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