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'File 19/212 II (C 47) Bahrain Transit Trade' [58r] (129/538)
The record is made up of 1 volume (254 folios). It was created in 27 Dec 1932-30 Dec 1933. 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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Telegram
From
To
H.M.'s Minister, Jedda.
Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, London. ^ Jio. Savings 1.
Repeated: Folitical Resident, Busnire
Government of India.Foreign
and Political Department.
Dated lOttt (received 2BtJi ) February 1933.
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Your telegram No. 18.
I do not know enougn of correspondence between I
Ibn Jiluwi and Deputy Ruler of Bahrain to judge whether letters
exchanged can be construed ae an agreement overriding Political
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Agent's letter to Ibn Saud of July i4in, 1920. I am aware
that transit duty was subsequently paid as reported in
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.
's telegram No.631 of 7th October to India
but unless tnis was result of an agreement more definite than
appears from Ibn Jiluwi's letter referred to in my despatch
ffo.333, I think it would be unsafe to invoke correspondence
Of Which tnat letter formed part in any discussion with Saudi
Grovernment •,
When I received
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.
's despatch
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«0.386-S of November 30th to India, I considered the "Ahmedi"
incident took us on to new and dangerous ground. Even if
correspondence with Ibn Jiluwi can be construed as an
agrement, it related only to payment of dues on goods for
erside delivery. Surely it is an extreme application of
doctrine of sovereignty to say that a State can levy dues on
goods Which are consigned to a foreign country and which mere
ly pass through its territory on beard a ship having cargo
to. botn destinations. If His Majesty 's Government endorse
this view and should wish me to defend it in replying to
Potion of Saudi memorandum, which deals specifically with
"Ahmedi
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This file contains correspondence between various British officials 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 correspondence also discusses the likelihood of Saudi Arabia successfully developing a full-scale port at Ras Tanura and the impact that this step would have on Bahrain. Correspondence between British and Saudi officials is contained in the file.
The file also includes correspondence with the British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and detailed correspondence regarding a ship named the Ahmedi that was barred from entering the port in Bahrain.
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- 1 volume (254 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. Foliated with pencil number in top-right corner of each front-facing page, from front cover to inside back cover. A second foliation pencilled, uncircled from folio 24- 217.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Title
- 'File 19/212 II (C 47) Bahrain Transit Trade'
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- front, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1av, ii-r:iv-v, 1bv, 2r:2v, 6v, 6ar:6av, 7v, 8v, 10v:11v, 12v, 13v, 17v:20v, 23r:30v, 33r:50v, 51v, 54v, 55v:86v, 87v:89r, 87r, 89v:141v, 142v, 144v, 145v:163v, 166r:184v, 187v:188v, 191r:191v, 192v:197v, 199r:206v, 208r:246v, 248r:254v, v-r:x-v, 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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