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'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade' [59r] (142/576)
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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3, ^fith the latter part of Captain trior's letter
I am afraid that I am not altogether in agreement, and I
think he has weakened his case by straining his argument.
He contends that by compelling the Bahrain State in the
interests of our relations with Ibn Saud to reduce the
dues on goods in transit from 5> to we have sacrificed
the revenues of the State to suit our own interests.
Hiatever our motives may have been it is the universal
practice to charge less on goods in transit than on goods
imported for consumption in the country. j »cjd, 'Iraq.,
India, and Great Britain all give concessions to transit
cargo, and I see no reason why the Bahrain State should not
do the same. Ibn Saud was on strong ground in asking
that some concession should be made to him in this respect.
4. 'ihether it was necessary to make the further
concession that goods transhipped direct should pay no duty
at all is open to argument, but anyhow hitherto very little
advantage has been taken of this privilege. Mr. Hope Grill
considers that Ibn Saud could contend that we have circum
vented this concession, but I am inclined to doubt whether
it is a live issue at the present moment. Had it been,
surely Ibn Saud would have raised the question when I saw
him at Hasa, but it was never mentioned, neither has it been
mentioned since, and Ibn Saud is not slow in bringing for
ward any grievances that he may have. Hiile, if for
political reasons it was considered desirable to cancel
the arrangement entered into between the Bahrain Government
and the British India Steam navigation Company, the latter
would probably be ready to meet the wiehes of the Government
of India, there is obviously no means of compelling them to
do .. •.
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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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- 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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