'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade' [‎72r] (168/576)

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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. in Ms letter No;58-G dated the 28th
February 1S20. l 1 he 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. expressed the opinion
that strictly speaking Bahrain should not charge anything
on transit cargo as it was contrary to international
. practice. To this 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. replied on the
^Oth.March in his telegram No:553 that there was no
recognised scale of duty on transit or transhipment cargo,
and that most countries charged some duty "based on the
principle of not kiiling the goose that laid the golden
eggs. This point is of interest ani I will return to it
later.
4. In his Memorandum No:72-G dated the 10th March 1920
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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. reported to the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. that an
intervieviT Shaikh Isa had said that on no account would he
reduce his duty from 5^ to in order to please Bin Saud.
lie apparently felt that his honour was involved,and said
that when he had to reduce his duty for transit cargo in
1913 from 5^ to 2$ he had done so of his own free will in
order to attract trade. When he had achieved his object
he. again raised it to and he said that he would not
reduce it again unless forced to do so "by the Resident.
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. recommended that he should be pressed
to reduce his rate to 2-1$ but made no mention of free
transhipment at sea.
£ ^ ' 5. In his letter No:112-C dated the 27th April to the ■
f ^7 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. 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. first mentions free
transhipment at sea. The matter is now complicated by
^£ suggestions from the Oivil Commissioner at Baghdad that
Bahrain should be allowed to increase its customs to the
Persian scale and so recoup itself for concessions to Bin
Saud,but the Resident opposed the suggestion of giving
Bahrain more revenue on the grounds that the administration
was so rotten that there was no guarantee that any of it
would be spent on harbour improvements. The Oivil
5% ( ^ 0Iimi i ss i 0rier ^ Baghdad in his telegram No:5256 dated the