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'File 10/23 Eastern and General Syndicate Limited: customs duty payable by.' [78r] (157/218)
The record is made up of 1 file (109 folios). It was created in 9 May 1931-12 Apr 1934. It was written in English. 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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Confidential.
B.0.Ko:C/l&4-10/l(a).
Polmcal
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Banrain,tiae Z'/ih February iyj4.
dear Belgrave, h
Will you^Mnoly reier to vlr.Sicinuer's letter dated
the January 1934 aDout import auties payable by The Bahrain
etroleum Company Limited and to our conversation about it.
X. On me ^Utn February i discussed tne matter with
Jr.Skinner and understood that the woru "other" in line six irom
the bottom of tne lirst page should be "their".
b. 1 en^uireu irom «t.Skinner to what employees this
understanding Aas intended to relate ana he said that he thought
to those m Class 1. Ke added that the Company would propose
to import a lew articles ol lurniture lor some ol their employees
in Class II (such as beds,tables and chairs lor those who were
accustomed to use such things),but that they would be lew in
number and could all be regarded as dutiable.
4. Jr.Skinner said that,as stated as an exception m tne
rirst paragraph under the sub-rhead ft non dutiable",all personal
eiiects (i.e.,articles owned and imported by an individual) would
be dutiable. I said that I thought that lor clarity it would
be wise to add a sentence explaining that it is understood that
the Bahrain Customs Lepartment will give tne Company's employees
the Denelit ol exemption Irom duty on the ordinary personal
luggage customarily allowed m with persons entering Bahrain.
b. i have drawn up a draft letter embodying the proposed
arrangement. 11* His Excellency Shaikh hamad bin 'Isa Al Khalilah
generally agrees to the dralt,! would propose to show it imormaH
to Ir.Skinner before senuing it to him for the lormal acceptance
oi the Company.
C.L.Belgrave iiSiUire,
Adviser to the Bahrain Government,
Bahrain.
Yours sincerely,
/?
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The file contains correspondence and telegrams between 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. at Bushire, 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. at Bahrain, the Financial Adviser to the Governent of Bahrain, and Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) representatives on customs liabilities and import duties payable by BAPCO for the importation of products necessary for their work.
There are file notes (folios 24-25 and 97-107).
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- 1 file (109 folios)
- Arrangement
The documents in the file are arranged in chronological order. There are file notes (folios 24-25 and 97-107). The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file, they gives brief description of the correspondence with a reference number which refers back to that correspondence in the file.
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The foliation is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio. The numbering begins with the second page of writing, on number 1, then 2-53; 54,54A; 55-58; 59, 59A; folios 62-65 are missing and then it carries on until 108, which is the last number given on the back cover of the file.
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- IOR/R/15/2/449
- Title
- 'File 10/23 Eastern and General Syndicate Limited: customs duty payable by.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1v:3v, 5v:6v, 8v, 12r:14v, 18v:19v, 21v, 23v:29v, 30v, 31v:36v, 39r:39v, 40v:41v, 45v:51v, 52v:54v, 54ar:54av, 56v:58v, 59v, 59ar:59av, 60r:61v, 66r:66v, 67v:69v, 70v, 71v, 72v:73v, 74v:75v, 77v:80v, 81v:82v, 83v:84v, 85v:91v, 92v:93v, 94v:107v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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