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'File 9/3 Indian business interests in Bahrain and the Gulf' [29r] (57/132)
The record is made up of 1 file (64 folios). It was created in 11 Aug 1932-25 Apr 1949. 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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Offlet of the political Htaident
nonfid.ntlal . p * r “ lan 0ulf '
Camp# Bahrain*
d.O.Mq.C/ 420. Dated the 17th Saptember, 1939.
L-/
It i* oooaaionally auggeated that the Indian
intereat on the Arab aide of the Peraian Gulf ia diminishing
and that there ia therefore little justification for tne
expenditure of Indian funds to protect and encourage it*
2, I beliete that this is not borne out by the facts,
and that if ee sere given time to collect data it would be
easy to shoe that in some cases a very substantial expansion
in employment and trade# particularly in Bahrain and Kuwait
had taken place*
3, Could you very kindly let me know what you estimate
the annual Indian earnings to be in your
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
(a) from employment of all kinds other than that
paid for from Government of India funds and
(b) business e*g* profits from shops# trade# middle
man’s profits# shipping and the actual import of
Indian goods. It would also be interesting to
know the fluctuation in the number of Indian
residents in these areas*
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The file contains correspondence sent and received 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. at Bahrain concerning how to improve the Indian trade in the Gulf and how to increase it to the detriment of the Japanese trade, providing that India can supply similar goods at competitive prices.
The file contains information on the cost of Indian workforce in Bahrain and Qatar, which is gathered from the following correspondents: the Eastern Bank Limited; Petroleum Concessions LTD; Mesopotamia Persia Corporation; Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited; Imperial Airways; the Government of Bahrain; the American Mission Hospital; Cable and Wireless Limited; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave and Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, Ruler of Qatar.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (64 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 57-65. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 66; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-47; these numbers are also written in pencil, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence, but they are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/344
- Title
- 'File 9/3 Indian business interests in Bahrain and the Gulf'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:12v, 14r:15v, 17r:17v, 19r:22v, 25r:31v, 40r:40v, 43r:47v, 49r:51v, 53r:65v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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