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'File 8/3 Pearling industry' [47r] (116/182)
The record is made up of 1 volume (89 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1912-18 Sep 1931. 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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11
Persian Government. ( A question which has not yet arisen
this year but which may he raised in an acute form before long
is the use by Persians of proper diving apparatus# and this
if insisted on would undoubtedly cause a free fight at the
Banksy > -
4. I confess that I am ignorant of the chances of raisin^
ing cultured pearls succesfully in the free for all conditions
that obtain here. I understand that such pearls take a conside
erable time to grow, and I see no means of the cultivators
protecting their oysiirs during the pearls infancy. The prob
lem must have arisen in Ceylon and I suggest the Ceylon Gov
ernment be asked for information in the matter#
5. The possibility of successfully producing such
■pearls does not alarm me as much as Mr Belgrave® but even the
threat of it will have an adverse effect on our staple induss
try and I should be glad to know the views of 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.
in the matter.
I have the honour to be*
Sir,
Your mos^ obedient servant
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- Content
The contents of the volume relate to Bahrain's pearl diving economy, and fall under two major concerns:
1) The industry's declining profitability, and the impact this has had upon pearl divers. A large portion of the file is occupied by handwritten balance sheets (all undated) of saibs (pullers) and ghais (divers) showing the payments, loans and debts for individuals (ff 5-36). Also included is a report, written in 1930 by Britain's Advisor to the Government, Charles Belgrave, entitled 'Slavery and the Bahrain Pearl Industry' (ff 49-52);
2) The threat posed by modern innovations to the traditional nature of the pearling industry in Bahrain and the wider Gulf coast. Of chief concern are the modern diving technologies that commercial enterprises wish to use, and the introduction to the Gulf of cultured pearls. Included in the file is a translation of a proclamation from 1930, which bans the import of cultured or tinted pearls, the sale of unbleached, drilled pearls, and the import or use of diving apparatus (f 62). A letter from a Glasgow-based company to the 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. in London, dated 15 May 1931, seeks advice on obtaining a license to use its modern diving apparatus to dive for pearls in the Gulf (f 65). A return letter dated 21 August 1931 rejects the possibility of obtaining a permit to dive in the Gulf (f 74).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (89 folios)
- Arrangement
The correspondence in the volume is arranged in chronological order, from the earliest item at the front of the volume, to the most recent at the end.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation starts with 1a on first page with writing (3rd page on volume), and runs to 74 on the last page of text. The front cover and two blank sheets at the the front of the volume are unfoliated, as are the five blank pages and the inside back cover at the end of the volume. With the exception of a few pages where foliation anomalies were corrected in pencil, the foliation is the original, in blue crayon in top-right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. pages. The following foliation anomalies occur: ff 1A-1D; ff 5-5A; ff 23-23A; ff 43-43A.
Condition: Many of the pearl divers' balance sheets included in the file are fold-outs, and are in fragile condition.
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- IOR/R/15/2/122
- Title
- 'File 8/3 Pearling industry'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1ar:1dv, 2r:5v, 5ar:5av, 6r:23v, 23ar:23av, 24r:36v, 38v:43v, 43ar:43av, 44r:44v, 46r:47v, 53r:58v, 63r:64v, 66r:74v, iii-r:vii-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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