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'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade' [‎52r] (128/576)

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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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T ^Pi^gy;.J ■ Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
Vfii >e "i ^ i Bahrain, the 14th May 1932.
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i'rom:-
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.
To:-
The Hon r ole 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.
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Bush ire.
Sir,
I have the honour to refer to G-overnment of India telegram
No:764 dated the 11th March 1932 and to say that since my action
has been "brought to the notice of the Secretary of State and
H.B.ll^s Minister at Jeddah,! may ; perhaps,"be allowed to offer
some explanation,the more so since I believe I can show that
the suggestion that I concluded a formal agreement with the
British India Steam Navigation Company is misleading.
2. I„\was in Isfahan when the question of overside deliveries
was first raised by the G-overnment of Bahrain,who proposed to
levy the full 2^ rate of Re Export duty on the cargo transhipped
at sea by the S.S "Bahkura" due at Bahrain towards the end of
September. I discussed the matter with the officiating Political
Resident and the Bahrain Government were informed from Bushire
that the orders of Government precluded this,but they took up
the matter EEgsr energetically with the Agents of the Company
and telegraphed to me again on my arrival at Karachi. The Hindu
shippers at Bahrain and Karachi also made representations to
myself,the Hon'ble 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. and the Director
General of Commerical Intelligence and Statistics,Calcutta.
3. The shipping for overside delivery had taken place from
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Karachi,and as a result of the energetic proests of the
Mesopotamia Persia Corporation at Bahrain,Messrs Mackinnon,
Mackenzie & Company had stopped the practice,having only given
overside delivery from two steamers. I saw their Karachi

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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)
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
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