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‘File 29/21 i FOOD SUPPLIES (RICE)’ [7r] (13/426)
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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CONFIDENT I AT,
No.C/1459.
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain, 30th October 1943
From
Major T. Hickinbotham,
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.
To
The Adviser to the
Bahrain Government
Bahrain.
I have the honour to refer to your letter No.l998/50SF
dated the 24th October 1943.
2. I believe it probable that some rice has been sold to
the Kuwait Government by the Iraq Government though I have
no certain information. I have no knowledge of surplus stocks
existing in Dubai or Qatar nor of any desire on the part of the
Kulers of those Shaikhdoms to dispose of the small quantity
that remains from their carefully conserved supplies.
■
3. I would draw His Highness* attention to the fact that
he has no control over the supplies of oil and petrol exported
by the Bahrain Petroleum Company. Their exports are their
own property and the destination of those exports is determined
by the Petroleum Department or Board. It would thus .not be
possible to use the Bahrain oil products as a trading asset to
induce Egypt to export rice to the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
4. I am endeavouring to obtain a small quantity of rice
(1000 tons) from Iraq but I cannot hold out much hope of suc-
CQaa^wt will keep you informed of the progress of the nego
tiation
I have the honour to be,
Sir
Your most obedient servant,
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
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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
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:13v, 15r:16v, 18r:30v, 32r:39v, 41r:55v, 57r:64v, 66r:87v, 89r:99v, 101r:101v, 103r:117v, 119r:123v, 126r:131v, 133r:151v, 153r:157v, 161r:187v, 189r:189v, 191r:191v, 193r:194v, 196r:212v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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