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‘File 29/21 i FOOD SUPPLIES (RICE)’ [142r] (283/426)
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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E.O.
Telegram
Cypher.
From
Consul-General, Basra
To
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.
, Bushire.
Repeated
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,
H.M's. Ambassador, Tehran.
(For Gray Mackenzie).
No. 2. (For Brown,
M.E.S.C.).
No. 8
Dated and received the 22nd March, 1945
IMPORTANT
of March 20th also M.E.S.C. Tehran telegrams No. 1 and No. 2
and ( MUT ) /23.
rail Tehran it is impossible for Gray Mackenzie to ojiote firm
prices for Iranian rice per ton landed at Kuv/ait, Dubai, Bahrain
and Muscat.
insurance Tehran / Khorramshahr and cost of handling and storage
at Khorramshahr, period of transit and storage during summer
proposed business as commerc^/il proposition but are anxious
to afford every assistance to parties concerned without
financial or any other liability.
Resident,
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
receive authority from Shaikhdoms to
sanction signature pending contract with Iranian Government
by Gray Mackenzie as representing Bhaikhdoms on best possible
terms which would be referred to
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.
, Persian
Gulf before signature.
As Iranian Government insist on sale terms free on
2
Apart from uncertainty regarding rail freight and
heat may result in loss of weight amounting to at least 5$.
3. Consequently Gray Mackenzie cannot undertake
4.
In view of urgent time factor suggest Political
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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.
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- 1 file (213 folios)
- Arrangement
Files papers are arranged more or less chronologically.
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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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- ‘File 29/21 i FOOD SUPPLIES (RICE)’
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- 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
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