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‘File 29/18-A TEA FOR THE TRUCIAL COAST’ [‎19r] (37/392)

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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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Telegrams* :
“ALZAINAL”
EXtRSSS
Telephone :
. B. B. 1578.
CHAIRMAN PERSIAN GULF The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. STATES POOL.
Calcutta, Sept e.rnb 4
No. P P..7A f ..
H 3 GISTEHSD - By Air ilail.
H.B.k* s. irolitical A 0 ent
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Dear Sir,
Tea for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. *
We acknowledge the receipt of your letter ^.o.C/1221 dated 23rd
ultimo, contents noted with thanks 5 also received the enclosure,
statement of distribution of tea quotas between Sharja and Dubai for
January-March & Apr i 1-Sept ember, 1944.
Regarding the distribution for January-March ’44, we beg to say
\hat no tea is to be allocated against the above-referred distribution,
because this, as per your previous distribution list for the same
period, had already been allocated from 1943/44 quoua and exported.
?j The allocation now, therefore, will take place as per the above-
referred statement of distribution for April-September *44 only.
) The tea quota fixed by the Ministry of Food for the Trucial
^ coast for 1944/45 is 3,75,000 lbs., out of which 1,37,488 lbs. (Tons 23 •
14) will be executed as per the above-referred statement of distrioution
for A 1 . ril-Septernber:**44. please send the statement of distx-ibut j.on xOa.
the balance quantity Ox 1,87,512 lbs.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States Pool.

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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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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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