'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade' [134r] (296/576)
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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present time is for small ports to spring up and to cater
for trade which ,in former years^was served by main ports
and to combat this tendency would, we maintain, have dis
astrous results. As an example of this point we would
instance the Kathiawar ports between Bombay and Karachi.
These ports have received no encouragement from the Shipping
Companies until it was observed that in spite of the luke-
waim attitude adopted towards them these ports were in
creasing in importance and had to receive equal considera
tion to that of the main ports such as Bombay and Karachi.
Trusting to receive an early reply from you in
view of the importance to this Company of this question.
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servants,
Agents.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/1/364
- Title
- 'File 19/212 I (C 41) Bahrain Transit Trade'
- Pages
- 132r:134v
- Author
- Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.
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