‘File 29/18-A TEA FOR THE TRUCIAL COAST’ [‎69r] (137/392)

Confidential
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British ilgency, Sharjah.
Daced the l0^h July 1945.^
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.
3rd of July 1346 enclosing a copy of a letter from iiustafa
bin Abdul gatif dated the 29th of June 1945.
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allotted for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , the inclusion of frustrated tea
# in the quota and the inability to check imports against quotas
for specified periods ana licences issued in favour o-
authorised merchants%^\>
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• jn November 1943 the monthly tea quoc.a for the
Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. was increased to 41.6 tons so as to allow a
mar in for purposes of barter for essential cormodities ;.ith
the^persian coast (vide the xulitieal Resident's meifloranduir.
N0 .c/475 of 1943 dated the 26th of November 1943 addressed to
you with a copy to me). Distribution was based on this
and 43q % was allowed for local consumption and 66^ a
for barter purposes, in view of the short supply of tect in
India howeve^the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. quota for periods januciry—
parch and April—deptember 1944 were reduceo to , oi the ^
original amount and revised allocations .ere made accordingly
tU -(vide you 1 * memorandum No.c/1222 dated the 23rd of August 1944).
v ?or the period October 1944 to Larch 194q the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
quota was eventually fixed at 191,648 lbs and a revised
distribution list was submitted with this office upcpress Letter
^NO.061.1225 dated the 13th of January 1945 in reply to your
b express Letter No.c/34 dated the 6th of January 1940. In
^ other words the monthly quota for the pe. iod January-Jeptember
1944 was 13.86 tons and 14.25 tons for the period October 1944
to parch 1945 as opposed to the 41.6 tons hich \.as oi iginally
expected.
,4. since the 1st of January this year however, 5701
chests of tea and 99733 lbs of tea have been imported into
Dubai and Sharjah. Allow ing 100 lbs of tea per chesty this
amounts to 6,69,833 Ids, which is equivalent to about 7 months
supplies at 41.6 tons per month or about 1 year 9 months
supply based on the quota reduced to The consignors and
consignees of these imports are known but there is no
information to'show against whicn'allocations or quotas or
periods this tea has been supplied, until therefore I know
for what period this tea has been allottea it is aifxicult
for me to allocate it accurately for local consumption and
barter, in fact, up to date it has never been possible to
properly check the imporus of tea because the manifests or
Bills .of Lading, as the case may be, do not indicate against
which quooa the export has been allowed. This unsatisfactory
state of affairs could in my opinion be remedied by adopting
the following procedure:-
a) informing this office of the periodical quotas for
the ’racial Coast a1^ least 3 months in advance,
b) Obtaining from tne Tea Controller confirmation