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‘File 29/18-A TEA FOR THE TRUCIAL COAST’ [8r] (15/392)
The record is made up of 1 file (194 folios). It was created in 11 Mar 1944-17 Feb 1947. 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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AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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12th APRIL 1944.
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l^o appears "that ix. is bo ch necessary anu feasible
to use tea for barter much as we are using su^f r, with the aiixer-
ence that there will be no margin of profit fox- subsidi^-.?'g imports
of grain. The-profit accruing from the export of tea (about ts.200/-
per dase) will*be allowed to go to Importers of food ad an incentive*
2 * lx is necessary because the 25 tons of Darter sugar per
month permitted by the Government of India (or even ixc 43 tens re
commended by you) will not be enough to finjp.ee our imports, '-e have
allotted barter su*ar for imports of dates in parch at the rate of
"or each h..400/- of food imported, a^: our aim is to sell dates
at 2/3rds cost price aiiu the profit to the date importer on each bag
of sugar is about Ks.20Q/-. At 'this rate we required 47^7 tons to sub
sidise our March imports of dates and other food. Of course we only
^ave permits for the export of 25 to^s and 22.7 tons is therefore
"owed” to importers. If the Government of India agree to the export of
43 tons por month and if our date imports drop in the; coming months
it may be possible to make this up to importers, but 1 consider it
well to bring tea into the barter scheme as a precaution.
3 . it is proposed that the Food Company will buy all tea
imported, with the exception of 12 tons per month required for local
consumption, and will allow importers a 20,S profit. A small percentage
(in the neighbourhood of 1%) will be allowed as ”conmission , ‘ to the
manager and to cover clerical, storage, and other expences. Permits
to export the tea will be given to importers of food. If sufficient
food is not imported to require the export of the bulk of the tea
in ‘the hands of the company traders can be allowed to export the sur
plus tea on payment of hs.200/~ per case to the food company and the
proceeds credited to our fund for subsidising grain.
4 C i shall be grateful for your concurrence to the above
scheme. The Government of India, it appears, have not specified the
amount of tea we may export per month but have given us 41.6 tons
”to allow a margin for purposes of barter for essential commodities
with the Persian Coast” vide the Political Residents Memorandum No.
C/475 dated the 26th November 1943 forwarded with your endorsement
No.C/1650 dated the 29th November 1943.
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This is a correspondence file about Indian tea exports to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ports of Dubai and Sharjah under the quota system and the export licensing restrictions imposed by the Government of India during the Second World War (1939-1945), when tea and other essential commodities were in short supply. The file contains the correspondence of 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. , Bahrain with the Political Officer for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and the Residency 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. Agent, Sharjah; the 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. , Bushire and the Tea Controller for India, Calcutta. Included in the file are several circular lists compiled by the Tea Controller for India and 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. , Bahrain. These lists show the tea quotas for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhdoms and neighbouring Arab States, the names of the Indian merchants in Calcutta and Bombay licensed to export tea to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , details of shipments of tea and its distribution among Bahrain and Dubai merchants on importation.
The file also contains copies of official correspondence between the 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. and others, mainly Government of India officials in the Department of External Affairs, New Delhi. They discuss reductions in the Indian tea quotas allowed for export to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. for the following purposes: local consumption, re-export to neighbouring countries such as Saudi Arabia, as barter for fresh meat and other essential supplies from Iran, for consumption by the British Residency 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. and Consulates of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The file also contains a small amount of merchant correspondence, mainly between the Chairman of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States Pool (an association of Indian tea exporters), Calcutta and 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. , Bahrain about the allocations of both regular quota tea and frustrated (spoiled) tea for export to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .
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- 1 file (194 folios)
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Files papers are arranged chronologically.
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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 196; 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 2-178; 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 superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/2/770
- Title
- ‘File 29/18-A TEA FOR THE TRUCIAL COAST’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:9v, 11r:17v, 20r:21v, 24r:24v, 26r:41v, 43r:48v, 51r:55v, 57r:59v, 63r:65v, 67r:67v, 69r:72v, 74r:96v, 100r:144v, 146r:166v, 168r:173v, 175r:195v, 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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