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'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade' [‎43r] (108/576)

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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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largish consignments arrived for overside delivery, and
the state feared lest their customs revenue might be
adversely affected. If direct transhipment was adopted
as a regular practice and on a large scale it would
undoubtedly affect the revenues of the state appreciably,
and this at a time of special financial difficulty when
the state is faced with a large deficit. Moreover it
would, as pointed out in my letter Ho, G-35 of the 14th
December, hit the Indian mercantile community, who are
also passing through difficult times.
60 As far as I am aware no particular negotiations
are impenaing with Ibn Saud regarding Gulf questions,
and from this point of view I see no objection to can
cellation.
^other hand Ibn Saud has not yet protested,,
and the matter was not mentioned at Hasa, though I had
long discussions with His Majesty's Secretary on many
questions connected with Bahrain.
8. To sum up:
(i) Cancellation would adversely affect the
revenues of Bahrain at a time of peculiar
difficulty if it resulted in a large
increase in direct transhipment.
/iH\ J!* Y!0111 d llit tlie Indian mercantile communityhard.
($ii) lu wouldj I think! give rise to a good deal of
resentment. These transit dues which were
forced on Bahrain have always been a sore
point,
(iv) Ibn Baud has not yet protested, anl actually the
British India steam Navigation Company or
any other shipping company are perfectly
entitled to refuse to accept goods fbr over
side delivery; and the B. I, have by no josh
moans/

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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.

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1 volume (271 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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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
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