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'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade' [55r] (134/576)
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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cargo at Bahrain. They would lose heavily if cargo were put
direct into lighters for the mainland. Hence the British India
Steam Navigation Company may be counted upon to distinctly
discourage transfer of cargo. Shaikh Isa therefore stands to
lose nothing "by Government's order as far as it concerns
steamers transferringjia^J'. It mil be seen that though bound
by treaty to pfotect interests we actually were instrumental
in fetteriag its liberty in advance.
9. It should be mentioned at this point that the Anglo Persian
Oil Company's steamer,the S.S "Khuzistan" now regularly discharges
oil here for the mainland by direct transhipment,and in accord
ance with Government's orders no charges are levied upon this.
The Bahrain Government wished to protest against this,but I
pointed out to them that the steamer had a very small draught
and could easily stand into some place on the Hasa coast if they
applied the Be Export duties,and that this would create an
undesirably precedent. Also they do not bing a very large
quantity of cargo and the loss to the State is not great. With
the British India Steam Navigation Company,however,it is very
iizfiszExiEs difierent and since it is to the interest of both
the British India Steam Navigation Company,the Bahrain Government-
and the Hindu merchants not to allow overside delivery, I most
strongly urge that they should not be pressed to do so. If the
Nejd Government considered they had a grievance they would long
ago have raised the matter,and the fact of their not having done
so clearly shows that they realize the British India Steam
Navigation Company are within their rights in refusing overside
delivery if it does not suit them.
10. I notice that His Majesty's Minister at Jeddah is to be
called upon to say whether the spirit of the 1920 arrangement
has been infringed or not. Surely this State^w^standsto lose
heavily should have some say in the matter,and it is surely
wrong that no mention of it should be mde to them? Do not the
rovernment of India feel tnat the time has come to cease calling
upon Bahrain to make sacrifices to benefit our relations with
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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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- '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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