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'File 19/212 II (C 47) Bahrain Transit Trade' [138r] (291/538)
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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V/ith regard to this last question "various factors have
to be considered
port to be made; at the tip of the Ras or
further in.
(b) Channels, tides, prevailing winds, etc.
(c) Facilities on shores whether, for instance,
drinking water is available or can be found by
the sinking of artesian wells; communications
with the Interior, etc. In the latter case
1 presume ^atif will be used as an entrepot
for the port ?
Id) How much work are the Saudi Government actually
putting in at Ras Tanura with a view to making
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it a port.
or not we are working in the dark. Once we get reliable
information on this point our way will be much clearer.
Coold you please get the information on the above points
and any other that occur to you as being useful, as soon
as possible, and let me have a report as soon as possible.
5. The Senior Officer^
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, may be able to
assist with information especially on point 3 (b) above
and I am sending him a copy of this letter accordingly.
(a) Where exactly at Ras Tanura is the proposed
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Until we know whether Ras Tanura port is a bluff
Li eut .-Colonel
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 Persian Oulf.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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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- IOR/R/15/1/365
- Title
- 'File 19/212 II (C 47) Bahrain Transit Trade'
- Pages
- 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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