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‘File 29/21 i FOOD SUPPLIES (RICE)’ [5r] (9/426)
The record is made up of 1 file (213 folios). It was created in 27 Jan 1943-10 Jun 1945. 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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XI In
0 f
No.
Bahrain,
Dated, October 24, 1943
From
C. Dalrymple Belgrave, Esquire, C.B.E.,
Adviser to the Government of Bahrain,
Bahrain,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
To
His Britannic Majesty’s
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.
Sir,
I have the honour/to inform you that His Highness
Shaikh Salman has instructed me to write to you on the
subject of Egyp tian rice.
His Highness has recently heard that a small amount
of Iraqi rice was released for export to Kuwait
in returnfor the Kuwait Government’s permission fa* a
quantity of matches being exported to Basra.
The only local produce which is exported from
Bahrain, apart from pearls, is petroleum products which
Iraq does not need. In the past however Bahrain oil has
been shipped to Egypt and I believe shipments are being
continued. His Highness thinks that if strong represen
tations were made to the Egyptian Government and the
supply authorities in Egypt pointing out that Bahrain
supplies Egypt with oil it might be possible that the
Egyptian Government would permit the export of Egyptian
rice to Bahrain.
His Highness has reason to believe that rice is
available in Oman and in Qatar, the latter state having
recently acquired rice from Dubai f ¥et in Bahrain, where
strict control is exercised over fooastuffs, no rice was
available for many-months and at present only 116 bags
remain out of the 2,000 bags which were purchased from
Dubai about three months-ago.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Adviser to the Government.
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The file contains letters and telegrams about the efforts made to obtain supplies of rice for consumption in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. shaikhdoms, particularly Bahrain and Dubai. British officials in the Middle East and Bahrain Government officials discuss the procurement of rice surpluses from Iraq and Persia (Iran) and also mention wheat supplies from Australia and the United States. Rice was one of several essential food commodities in acute short supply in India and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. countries during the Second World War (1939-1945) and subject to Government of India quota arrangements and other export and import controls.
The main correspondents are 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; 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. , 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; the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain and Middle East Supply Centre representatives in Baghdad, Cairo and Tehran.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (213 folios)
- Arrangement
Files papers are arranged more or less chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1; and terminates at the back with 213; 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 2-90 and ff 169-199; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Pagination: the index section (ff 200-212) has been paginated using pencil; these numbers are located in the top outermost corners of each page.
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- IOR/R/15/2/777
- Title
- ‘File 29/21 i FOOD SUPPLIES (RICE)’
- Pages
- 5r:5v, 17r:17v, 31r:31v, 40r:40v, 56r:56v, 65r:65v, 88r:88v, 100r:100v, 102r:102v, 125r:125v, 132r:132v, 152r:152v, 158r:158v, 188r:188v, 190r:190v, 192r:192v, 195r:195v
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- Government of Bahrain
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