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'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade' [33r] (86/576)
The record is made up of 1 volume (271 folios). It was created in 11 Jan 1931-31 Dec 1932. 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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of the port, transhipment at sea had increased and that some
dues should be paid on such goods in return for the use of
the port. The matter was referred lay 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.
to 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.
, and as Captain Prior was then coming down
from Ispahan to Bushire, the opportunity was taken to point
out to that under the orders of 1920 the State was pre
cluded from making any charge on transhipment goods,
3, i may mention that not only was the transhipment
of goods a loss to the State but also to the large Indian
mercantile community of Bahrain, who were deprired of the
middlemen*s profits, and they made representations on the
subject through their head offices to the Commissioner in
Sind and the Buyers and Shippers Chamber at Karachi. From
Bushire Captain Prior proceeded to Karachi, and while there
took up the matter of transhipment cargo with the British
India Agents, and I have just received a letter from him in
which he informs me that they have agreed to refuse to accept
cargo for overside delivery in return for reduction of
demurrage charges by the Bahrain State, which was formerly
leviable after 3 days, but which will in future be leviable
only after 10.
44 It seems not improbable that this arrangement will
evoke Tigerous complaints from Arab merchants to Ibn Baud who
may be moved to protest regarding it, since, while it does not
break the letter of the previous agreement, it could I think
be held to infringe the spirit. I am therefore reporting
the matter for the information of the Government of India, but
unless His Majesty's Minister at Jeddah has reasons to urge
to the contrary I would suggest that we should wait and see
whether Ibn Saud moves in the matter.
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This file contains correspondence between various British officials and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa regarding the transshipment of cargo at the port in Bahrain. Specifically, the correspondence discusses Bahrain's right to levy transit dues from Saudi Arabia on cargo transshipped at sea and cargo entering the port at Bahrain (from Saudi Arabia).
The agreement that the British had pressured Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa to make with Bin Saud in 1920 (regarding transit levies) is discussed in detail as are the attitude and actions of Bin Saud.
The file also includes correspondence with the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and correspondence regarding a ship named the Ahmedi that was barred from entering the port in Bahrain.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (271 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence volume. Foliation is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the first folio after the front cover, on number 1A, and runs through to 271, ending on the inside of the back cover.
Anomalies: ff.1A-F; f.23A; f.31A; f.39A; f.44A; f.93A; f.97A; f.137A; 221A; f.230A (stored in an envelope on the reverse of f.230).
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1fv, 2r:2v, 4r:6v, 7v:23v, 23ar:23av, 24r:31v, 31ar:31av, 32r:39v, 39ar:39av, 40r:44v, 44ar:44av, 45r:80v, 86v:93v, 93ar:93av, 94r:97v, 97ar:97av, 98r:131v, 135r:137v, 137ar:137av, 138r:169v, 170v:211v, 213r:213v, 218r:221v, 221ar:221av, 222r:238v, 240r:242v, 245r:270v, back-i
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