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'File 12/1 [1 A/1 I] Persian Claims to Bahrain' [‎194v] (393/502)

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The record is made up of 1 file (249 folios). It was created in 4 Nov 1933-21 Apr 1946. It was written in English, Farsi, French 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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standard rate he receives an applica
tion in this behalf from the owner
of the goods and is duly satisfied
that the goods are entitled to entry
at the preferential rate, shall make a
refund to the owner of the extra duty
levied ; or
(u) may, in his discretion, levy and collect
the duty provisionally at the pre
ferential rate, subject to the execu
tion by the owner of the goods of a
bond in one of the Forms prescribed
in the Fourth Schedule binding him
self to pay the balance of the duty.
7. (1) No claim that goods are chargeable
with a preferential rate of duty shall be con
sidered by the Customs Collector in respect of
goods imported by post unless—
(а) at the time of arrival in British India
such goods are covered by a declara
tion as to the country of origin en
tered in the customs declaration form
or (in the absence of such a form)
on the wrapper of the package, or
(б) such claim is made by the owner at any
time before delivery of tlm goods is
taken.
(2) If the owner of the goods is unable to
satisfy the Customs Collector that the goods
fulfil the conditions laid down in rule 4 or rule
4 read with rule 5, the Customs Collector shall
proceed in the manner prescribed in rule 6.
Customs House procedure
for goods entered for ware
housing.
8. (1) If the owner of any goods entered for
warehousing claims that
they are chargeable
with a preferential rate
of duty, but is unable
at the time of entry to satisfy the Customs
Collector that the goods fulfil the conditions laid
down in rule 4 or rule 4 read with rule 5, as the
case may be, the Customs Collector shall assess
duty at the standard rate.
(2) If the Customs Collector is satisfied
before the goods are removed from the ware
house that they are chargeable with a prefer
ential rate of duty, he shall re-assess them
accordingly at the time of such removal.
(3) If the goods are removed from the ware
house without the Customs Collector being so
satisfied, they may be dealt with in the manner
prescribed in rule 6.
9. Where any payment of duty due under a
^ , bond has not been made
Power to levy unpaid ba- • aecordanrP tnoro
lancea as duty short-levied. m accordance tneie
with, and upon demand
being made, the Customs Collector may, in his
discretion and without prejudice to his power to
enforce the bond, recover the amount due at any
time as if it were duty short-levied within the
meaning of Section 39 of the Sea Customs Act,
1878 (VIII of 1878).
FIRST SCHEDULE.
[See rules 2 (&) and 3 (&).]
List of British Colonies.
East Africa.
1. Kenya, Uganda Protectorate, and the
Mandated Territory of Tanganyika.
2. Northern Rhodesia.
3. Nyasaland Protectorate.
4. Somaliland Protectorate.
5 . Zanzibar Protectorate.
South Africa (including St. Helena).
6 . Basutoland.
7. Bechuanaland Protectorate.
8 . Swaziland.
9. St. Helena.
West Africa.
10 . Gambia.
11. Gold Coast.
12. Togoland under British Mandate.
13. Nigeria.
14. The Cameroons under British Mandate.
15. Sierra Leone.
Eastern and Far Eastern.
16. Arab Littoral of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (*.e.,
Bahrein, Kuwait and the Trucial Shaikhdoms)!
17. Ceylon.
18. Hong Kong.
19. Malaya {i.e., the Straits Settlements, the
Federated Malay States and the Unfederated
Malay States of Johore, Kedah, Kalantan, Perlia
and Trengganu).
20 . Mauritius.
21. North Borneo.
22. Sarawak.
23. Seychelles.
Mediterranean.
24. Cyprus.
25. Gibraltar.
26. Malta.
Pacific.
27. British Solomon Islands Protectorate.
28. Fiji.
29. Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
30. Tonga.
31. New Hebrides (Condominium).
West Indian (including the Falkland Islands).
32. Bahamas.
33. Barbados.
34. Bermuda.
35. British Guiana.
36. British Honduras.
37. Jamaica.
38. Cayman Islands.
39. Turks and Caicos Islands.
40. Leeward Islands, i.e., Antigua, Dominica,
Montserrat, St. Christopher-Nevis and the
Virgin Islands.
41. Trinidad and Tobago.
42. Windward Islands, i.e., Grenada, St-
Lucia and St. Vincent.
43. Falkland Islands.

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This file contains correspondence between British officials (primarily from the Foreign Office and the 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. ) concerning two interrelated topics; the Persian Government's claim to sovereignty over Bahrain and discussions over whether or not Bahrain should be considered part of the British Empire for the purposes of the Import Duties Act of 1932.

The file contains two memoranda concerning the history of Bahrain:

1) 'Historical Memorandum on Bahrein' written by J G Laithwaite of the 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. , 1934 (ff 11-34); 2) 'The History of the Bahrein Islands' written by the Foreign Office Research Department, 1945 (ff 217-218).

A number of translations and cuttings of press articles related to the sovereignty of Bahrain (in Faris, Arabic, French and English) are contained in the file.

The file also contains letters in Arabic (with English translations) from the rulers of Qatar (f 155), Bahrain (f 157), Umm al-Quwain (f 165) and Abu Dhabi (f 169), sent to the British 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. in Bahrain in response to a letter informing them that their territories were to be granted 'imperial preference' as per the Import Duties Act, 1932 (f 154).

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1 file (249 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

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 4-230; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superceeded and therefore crossed out.

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English, Farsi, French and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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