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'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade' [42r] (106/576)
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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E X J? R E S S
L IS T; TER.
J'rom-Resident, Bushire.
To -Foreign, New Delhi.
Repeated to-Secretary of atatefor India, London.
H.M's. Minister, Jeddah.
Ho. 158-3. of 1932.
Dated Bushire, 15th March 1932.
'
4
Your telegreat Ho. 764, dated 11th March 1932.
Bahrain dues on goods in transit.
2» As desired I forward herewith a copy of the
letter sent by 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.
at Bahrain to Ibn
Saud dated 14th July 1920. It will be seen that he was
given a definite undertaking that no duty would he
levied on goods transhipped in^to lighters and taken stiaoK
direct to the mainland.
3» Captain Prior had no authority to make the
arrangements reported in ray letter Ho. G-35 of the 14th
December 1931: he presumably assumed that it was a matter
of internal administration, and did not realise its
wider aspect, and only reported the matter after the
arrangement had been concluded.
4. As regards cancelling the arrangement whether
Ibn Saud protests or not, I would suggest that this is
a matter in which it would be best to be guided by the
opinion of Sir Andrew Ryan, after he has received the
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 Ibn Saud.
As regards the local consequences of cancella
tion, I understand that very little advantage has ; been
taken of this concession till recently, though it has beer
in force for eleven years, some months ago one or two
largi sh
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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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- 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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