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'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade' [38r] (96/576)
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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Ko.lOO-S of 1932.
British
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.
& Consulate-General,
Buahire, the 18th February 1932.
A copy of Jeddah despatch ^o.l4 t dated the
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18th January 1932, to the Ooverniaent of India is forwarded
herewith for information.
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2. In this connection please refer to Bahrain
a . m
meraorandum So.235-0, dated the 9th August 1920 to the
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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.
, Eushire. We have not got on our
records a copy of 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.
's letter to Ihn
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Sa'ud referred to in the latter* s reply of 12th z.il s^adah
1338 (28/7/20). Please forward an Arabic copy and
translation thereof.
By Order.
1 „
for Secretary to the
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.
t in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
,
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.
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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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- IOR/R/15/1/364
- Title
- 'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade'
- Pages
- 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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence