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'File 19/126 II (C 29) Bahrain Customs' [36r] (85/567)
The record is made up of 1 volume (287 folios). It was created in 17 May 1914-18 Jun 1929. 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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make as good a case as he pleased, but he (Shaikh Isa )
refused to be dictated to by another ruler in the manage
ment of his own affairs. Therefore it was useless to ask
him to think of reducing his customs merely in order to
effect a friendly settlement between him and Bin Saud.
He went on to say that on the occasion when he last re
duced his "tranship" customs,i.e. when Bin Saud took over
Hassa,in 19 13, he had done so entirely of his own free
will and because he wished to attract trade to Bahrain.
He denied that he had been influenced by you in any way.
Similarly, after he had accomplished his purpose he
raised the rate to 5 ^ again, this also of his own free
will and because it was his •haq* to do so. He, Shaikh
Isa, would only consent to reducing his customs in favour
of tranship goods on one condition, and that was if he
received an official order to do so from you. In that
event he would not only accept the order with alacrity
('Ala 'Aini wa 'Ala Rasi) but, as he said, his "sharaf"
would still be un-impaired, for Bin Saud would not be
able to "crow" over him and say that he,Shaikh Isa, had
reduced the customs because he was afraid of him. Such
an order would be one from Government, which no Arab
Ruler could argue against, and which all would understand.
In view of the above attitude I am of opinion
that the soundest plan is for a letter to be written by
you to Shaikh Isa which, if I might suggest it and you
approve, might take something of the following form. You
had heard that he. Shaikh Isa, had, during the war and
without reference to 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.
, raised his Cus
toms duty on tranship goods from 2± f 0 to 5 f 0 , which was
contrary to the arrangement come to between him and you
in 1913, and that this increase was neither just, nor in
accord with general custom. Furthermore, that Bin Saud,
also a friend of His Majesty's Government, had lodged a
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This file contains correspondence related to the administration of the Customs House in Bahrain from 1914 until 1929.
The earlier correspondence relates to a disagreement between Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa and Bin Saud regarding tariff charges on goods entering and leaving Bahrain from the mainland.
The bulk of the correspondence discusses Claude De Grenier, who was appointed Director of Customs in Bahrain in 1923.
The details of De Grenier's appointment (including the contract agreed between him and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa) and his performance in the job (which was heavily criticised) are both discussed at length.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (287 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's pages have been unbound and are now loose.
The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the spine (which is loose); these numbers are written in pencil and may be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Foliation errors: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F and 1G; 3A, 3B and 3C; 74A and 74B; 143A and 143B; 203A and 203B; 216A and 216B; 234A, 234B and 234C.
Foliation omissions: ff 199-200
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- Title
- 'File 19/126 II (C 29) Bahrain Customs'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1br:1gv, 2r:2v, 3ar, 3br:3bv, 3cv, 4r:28v, 30r:64r, 65r:73v, 74ar:74bv, 75r:77v, 81r:96v, 98r:98v, 100r:100v, 102r:105v, 108r:123v, 125r:128v, 130r:141v, 143ar:143bv, 144r:153v, 158r:159v, 160v, 162r:163v, 168r:168v, 174r:180v, 181v:185v, 188r:189v, 194r:194v, 196r:198v, 201r:202v, 203br:203bv, 204r:215v, 216ar, 216br, 217v:221v, 223r:233v, 234br, 234v, 234cr:234cv, 235r:273v, back, spine
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