'PERMISSION FOR HINDU TRADERS TO VISIT QATIF' [3r] (5/22)
The record is made up of 1 file (9 folios). It was created in 18 Feb 1932-1 Jul 1932. 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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An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
& Gonaulate-General,
Buaiure, tue 2oth <*yrii 1952.
N/^r RECEIVED ^
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1 ii&ve the honour to invite a reference to ir^y
printed setter ivo.95-^ of 17th February 1932, eiicloaii it> lor
your information letters excimr^ed between fusuf fasin and
myself regarding the subjects discuaoed during uy visit, it
will be seen frora paragraph 2 of that letter that fuauf faain
agreed that Hindu traders should be permitted to enter atif
temporarily for a period not exceeding two months on each
occasion.
2 .
In this connection 1 woulu venture to invite a
reference to Mr. xitoneneuer bird’s ^espetcii uo.96 lotn
June 192h to uis .majesty’s secretary of ^tate for foreign
affaire. it will be seen taerefrom that on thx-t occasi n
King I bn iaud allowed certrxin Baniahs to return to d tif for
three months to settle their affairs, and also agreed to
periodical visits to ^atif during the date season. it is
not quite clear whether tni a permission was limited to ti^e
two individuals whose case was then under consideration,
namely, latanmal son of 4cv nay mail and uiganmal son of
Chonamal, or was intended to apply to Hindu merciiants in
general. Howdver that my be, from tiiat tiae no Hindu
mercriiintu have been allowed to visit the -uisr coast for the
purpose of trade, am, as I'&r as a. am aware, no practical
His Britannic i ajesty’c Limater,
British ..egation,
Jed da .
effect
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This file concerns the ability of Hindu traders to access the ports of Qatif [al-Qaṭīf] and Jubail [al-Jubayl] on the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. Correspondents include: Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior, 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; Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh Vincent Biscoe, 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 Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire; and Sir Andrew Ryan, His British Majesty's Minister at Jedda. There are also copies of correspondence between Ryan and Shaikh Yusuf Yasin [Yūsuf Yāsīn], Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. File notes appear at the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 3-174; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'PERMISSION FOR HINDU TRADERS TO VISIT QATIF'
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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