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‘File 12/7 II Arrival of country craft from India’ [‎325r] (649/1000)

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The record is made up of 1 file (498 folios). It was created in 23 Feb 1924-4 Nov 1944. 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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Translation of a letter No.417 dated 22nd April 1942 iron the
Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent, Sharjah, to 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.
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Reference your printed letter No.624-12/7 dated 5th April 1942;
I return herewith the manifests of the sailing craft with a
statement of the cargo landed by them.
1. Naseri No.2033 landed at Jubai 830 bags rice, 50 bags chillies,
50 bags monkey-nuts, 25 bags starch, 30 bags turmeric, 1 ba~
yarns, 240 tins ghi, 3 bundles cotton jute and 1 case snuff.
Salamati No.4218 landed at Dubai 100 bags rice, 400 half
bags rice and 250 bags cement
Nathul Khair No.4975 landed at Dubai 513 bags rice,d: 17 cases
vermicelli.
Fathul Khair No.4495 landed at Dubai 1150 bags rice, 600 tins
ghi, 100 tins oil and 50 boxes soap.
Sultani No.4600 landed at Dubai 175 bags sugar, 100 bags rice,
20 bags flour, 10 tins oil and 7 tins tar.
6. Fathul Khair No.522 landed at Dubai 86 bags sugar, 3 bags rice,^
1 bag yarns, 167 tins ghi, 4 tins oil, 1 drum resin and landed
at Jharjah 49 bags sugar, 481 bags rice, 339 half bags rice, 1
case cardamoms, 2 bags cotton jute and 30 tins ghi. /
7. Fathul Rahman No.47^3 landed at Dubai 390 bags rice, 50 bags
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bran, 40 bags monkey-nuts, 50 tins ghi, 5 tins tar an
bundles jute.'
Rahmani No4112 landed at Dubai 150 bags sugar
9. Kansur No.4858 landed at Dubai 500 bags rice, 21 bundles piece-
T goods and two cases piece-goods.
d 10. Dunya No.4435 landed at Dubai 850 bags rice and 700 half bags.
1. Samhan No.4983 landed at Dubai 350 bags cement, 325 bags rice,
182 half bags rice, 10 bags bran hh , 10 bags charcoal, 502 bags
ghi and 2 cases piece-goods.
> 12. Fathul Khair No.4659 landed at Dubai 350 bags sugar, 200 bags
flour, 52 bags rice and 300 tins ghi.
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The file comprises correspondence relating to the shipment and transhipment of cargo (chiefly rice, sugar, spices, piece goods) from India (Karachi) to the ports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , chiefly Dubai, Katar [Qatar, also spelt Gutter, Quatter in the file] and Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 12/7 I Shipping. Arrival of Sailing Crafts at Qatar and other places with Cargo.’ (IOR/R/15/2/1375). The file’s principal correspondents are: the Collector (and Assistant Collector) of Customs at Karachi; staff at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain; the Director of Customs at Bahrain (Claud Cranbrook Lewis DeGrenier; George William Reginald Smith); the Ruler of Qatar (Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī); the Ruler of Dubai (Shaikh Sa‘id bin Maktūm Āl Maktūm).

The correspondence chiefly concerns routine enquires made about specific vessels travelling from India to the ports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and involves the delivery and return of export manifests. The enquiries begin with letters from the Collector (or Assistant Collector) of Customs, or other administrators, at Indian ports (Karachi, Bombay, Veraval) informing 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. at Bahrain of named vessels travelling to ports in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , with details of their cargo and cargo markings, and requesting confirmation of their arrival and the landing of their cargo. These letters are followed by enquiries made by 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. to the Director of Customs at Bahrain (for vessels travelling to Bahrain), the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah (for vessels travelling to the ports of the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ), and the Ruler of Qatar (for vessels travelling to Qatar), with further correspondence, including replies from the Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. Agent at Sharjah (in English and Arabic) and letters from the Rulers of Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Ajman, and replies from the Ruler of Qatar. Correspondence is concluded with a letter from 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. at Bahrain, back to the Collector of Customs at Karachi, confirming the arrival (and sometimes non-arrival) of named vessels.

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1 file (498 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 463-499) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 500; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-331 and between ff 427-462; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 463-492; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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