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'File 9/10 Currency: export of gold and silver' [‎4r] (7/224)

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The record is made up of 1 file (110 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1949-3 Dec 1950. 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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ifetiirfeiu*
ttatteu
4ir $
i b<$ b to state the fellevi.!^ Tew Hues for your rumours
careful attention.
Ji&vrne, oissatisfiea with the treaWexit ox the customs
to mj aau^hter 9 uho was & 01 U& to hombay x>y «i»*» x/ara on
to attoua the marriage ceremony of her relation, 1 have seen
obliged to ^xve you the details.
one was said that she canet wear a single tola of hula
as , she had no permit while lot of otner pasoen^ers were passed
wxtnout permits before their eyes, ^requ^st was uiaae ^to the oust-
osiS authonties^a single bangle may be axioweu but still she was
refused. As she was very necessary to go, she took out all her
golu ornaments ana was maue gc without a single tola over her
person. The ornaments wei*e of mixxlmurm quaxxtity 9 Ae
4 bangles axxd one necArace all wg about tolas
only.
1 bangle anu one chain with her youxxg baby a^put
b tolas only.
3
Tne Adviser #
The Uovernmexxt of nahrain.
nealiy it is quite piteabie timt a lauy should be thus treated
who was ^oing first t-.me to ii*uia. moreover it was crou^nt to the
notice of tne Director cd customs tix^t it is a Dau o«41xa us
ttiat «tli the ornaments should De taAen out fro^ tn^ p^xo^n ox a
lauy .
further details are as follows--
1. That it is quite illegal to take out’tne gola orxxa^exxts of
a lady if she nas reaaoxxable put.
2. That tne notification of n.h.m*a Political agents ox' 1y4b
which is beixg referred for the requirement of permit does
not in my way show tnat the per^oxxai property of tne lady
reasuxxahiy used is a klPonT and it requires permit, if it re
-quirea ^ermissioxx wxxy witnixx three years of this ixotiiicatixx
not permit was ever takcxx from tne pasiexx^eis. m xx© part of
the world the reasoxxaDle quaxxtity of tne orxxamexxts is Jivtfer
called tne export.
«} • nas ti*o customs notified the puDxic tn«*t tx^e pcx^its arc Ow
-xxg iMoUwd by the cu^tomw\ «hich wtnvf^i^- reqarrcu. accoraiiie,
tixe notif icatioxx from h.h.a , o political a^oxxts ox lice).
4. It is impossioie to uxxdcrstaxxd the philosophy hi the eastomo
te allow some persoms >o tolas » some so f somv. 1o axxa some
exxtiierly nil. is it not a ppen partiality.^
it was also noted that this treatment was oxxly ^iven to ninaoo
••s only; -as it is clear from tho following lacts.—
a. Oxxly the hanaoo laaies h^ve oewix asxed to leave

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The file contains statements of shipments of gold, silver, jewellery and currency from Bahrain, signed by the Director of Customs and Port Officer at Bahrain and sent 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. at Bahrain for information.

The file also contains applications 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. at Bahrain for licences to export gold, silver or currency from Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Some applications are followed by an export license issued by 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. , and sometimes accompanied by notes or correspondence. Some applications are in Arabic, with English translation.

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1 file (110 folios)
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The documents in the volume are arranged chronologically. There are notes at the end, on folios 105-111. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the volume.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 112; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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