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‘File 29/21 - III FOOD SUPPLY RICE’ [19r] (37/720)
The record is made up of 1 file (358 folios). It was created in 30 May 1948-26 Sep 1949. 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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25 DE MAYO NP 316
U. T. 32 dArsena 0107
!K<. .X. CIOX-OMJBO
GENERAL EXPORT
A B. C. 6th Ed.
ACME
p. 0. BOX 3254
'
COOES: BENTLEY’S
UEBER’S 5?h
MOSSE
PRIVATE
Buenos, .-ores. Argentina
y-aieh 13rd ,1948v!''
Messrs.
YOUSUP KHALIL AU10AYYEI)
MANAMA - BAHRAIN
OOU'O PERSICO
I)rar Sirs:
I acknowledge the receipt of your kind, (feted on January 29th of
which I have taken duly note.- *
"SHIPPED" , on February 16th, I cabled the following^ DISPOSITIONS TAKEN
"BY URUGUAYAN GOVERNMENT OBLIGED DELAY SHIPMENTS EVffl I HOPE FINISHING
"INITIATED PROCED T 'RES TO BE ABLE SUPPING NEXT ^EEKV
r ’ Uruguayan Government dieted a decree, relating with the price of linseed
aud linseed oil, modi floating the changed type by sich products in 11$ low
er than the ruled till that time. Owing this event vas necessary to prove to
the authorities that the operation had been realized before the decree., as
proved the licence presented in the Export Control, bo export 25 tons of lin
seed oil, to
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.-
of which I supposed, for this reason, to the end of February I shipped the
two parcels of oil, which I should like to do on the end of January, as I
exuossed to you in my cable of January 23rd, since was impossible doing it
before in reason of the credit of The National City Bank, reached to me on
January 20th.-
per s/s "Aigorab" in transit to Bahrain with intervention of ^orf, of 20
druns of lixiseed oil ana destined to Kuwait 111 drums of the same material
w L -N;h I hope will reach to your entire satisf* ction and conditions.-
On February 28th, I cabled to you, advising that the shipment ha
been made, and asked too, if you had interest for 1000 tons of glittering
rice, japanesse type, which sample was sent to you from Montevideo by regis
tered mail ' 329,480. This rice of Uruguayan production, to ship from Monte
video,result U$>3 325.- the thousand kilos GIF
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, goods packed in
16uble bag of 70 xilos each. As I had no reply to my cable, I suppose 79 u
iave not interest iy it; if the silence has been because you consider higher
bhe price, I should thanks your counter offer, because I believe that would
ie feasible to work the business and obtain a rebate of U$S lb.- or 20 per
bon.-
. Fhen you tid me the first order to linseed oil to Persian iUilf,
does not existed in thi Argentine any shipping company that may give direct
B/Lading to that place, actually there are two the lines of steamers which
take cargo to
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
with transhipment in San Francisco (USA).-
By your cable dated on February 14th, which said " CONFIRM GOODS
Really was so, I had be^un de procedures previous to all shipment
Such manages before the Uruguayan Authorities, delayed much tim
I enclose herewith, copies of B/Lading and invoices for shipment
follow page 2.o
■ correspodence fmay be addressed to P. O. Box 3254
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The file contains correspondence about arrangements for the purchase and shipping of rice imports mainly from African and South American countries, for consumption in Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai, Sharjah and other Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhdoms, where rice and other cereals continued to be in scarce supply after the Second World War (1939-1945). The file consists mainly of letters from Bahrain and Dubai merchants, or from the Imperial Bank of Iran and the Eastern Bank Limited on their behalf, also from the local manager of the Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited on behalf of oil company personnel, asking 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 to permit them foreign currency exchange facilities for the purchase of rice from Brazil and other non-Sterling countries. Also included in the file are the Political Agent’s responses, including importation recommendation certificates and letters to their banks, approving the release of sterling for the opening of letters of credit and hard currency payments to exporters.
The file also contains the successful bids made to the International Emergency Food Committee (IEFC), Washington by the British Government on behalf of Bahrain, Qatar, Dubai and the other Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhdoms, for a share in the 1949 Middle East rice allocations. In relation to this matter there is the correspondence of 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 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 Rulers of Bahrain, Qatar and Dubai and also with British officials at the Ministry of Food and the Foreign Office in London. In this correspondence, they discuss reducing existing wheat quota imports for Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhdoms in favour of increased rice quota imports, the arrangements for the local storage and stock management of the IEFC allocated Egyptian rice by British Ministry of Food officials in Cairo, the appointment of approved purchasing and shipping agents by the Bahrain and Dubai authorities to act for them and for their merchants with regard to orders, payments and deliveries of the IEFC allocated Egyptian quota rice by sea to Bahrain, Qatar and Dubai.
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- 1 file (358 folios)
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Files papers are arranged more or less chronologically.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 360; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- ‘File 29/21 - III FOOD SUPPLY RICE’
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- 19r:20v
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- R A Colombo
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