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'File 29/22 I CEREALS FOR SHARJAH AND DUBAI' [97r] (193/682)
The record is made up of 1 file (339 folios). It was created in 25 Oct 1943-29 Dec 1944. It was written in English. 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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COPY.
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From Gray, Mackenzie & Co. Ltd.,
Bahrain.
To
No. L/124
Dated the 14th February, 1944
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.
We have to acknowledge receipt of your letter No.
C/31o of the 13th instant, and are surprised to note that
M.W.T. have expressed great concern in the matter of discharg
ing vessels at ports in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, as they are well
aware of the conditions here and at the other ports in Arab
Sheikhdoms.
example of the discharge of a large cargo, and the speed of
discharge was governed by three factors. Firstly, the weather,
which, as you know, was particularly bad during this vessel's st
stay, and considerably hampered the working of craft alongside
the ship. Secondly, during this period, two vessels, the
"
Nawab
An honorific title; an official acting as a provincial deputy ruler in South Asia; or a significant Muslim landowner in nineteenth century India.
" and "Mars" wore also discharging and these vessels were
given priority over the "Caithness" with M.W.T. agreement.
Thirdly, the Bahrain Customs were unable to remove the cargo
from the pier as fast as we could place it alongside and
consequently the craft could not be unloaded as quickly as
possible. These factors are applicable to any vessel calling
at Bahrain with similar cargoes.
are all, more or less, affected by the weather, particularly
Dubai and Sharjah where it is absolutely impossible to work
a ship in rough weather and v/here there are, in any case, few
boats all of which are small. The presence of other vessels in
these ports which are not equipped to handle more than one or
two at a time, is also a decisive factor in the rate of dis
charge, and this too, applies in some respects to Bahrain
where very considerable cargoes are now being handled.
Everything possible, however, is being done to
expedite the despatch of all vessels.
In regard to Bahrain, the S.S. "Caithness" is an
The other ports, Kuwait, Dubai, Sharjah and Muscat
Yours faithfully,
for Gray Mackenzie and Company Ltd.,
(sd.) J.M. Campbell
Manager.
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The file contains correspondence about supplies of wheat and barley for importation and local consumption in Dubai, Sharjah 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. sheikhdoms, during and after the Second World War (1939-1945), when food grains and wheat in particular were in short supply worldwide and subject to Government of India export restrictions and import quota arrangements in all the Arab States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. under British protection. 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 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 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. and 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, both Sharjah; the Middle East Supply Centre (MESC), Cairo; the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation (Iraq) Limited (UKCC), Baghdad; Gray, Mackenzie and Company, Bahrain (acting as Crown purchase and shipping agent). The main topics discussed are MESC allotments and UKCC shipments of quota wheat and barley from Basra to the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ports of Dubai and Sharjah; the monitoring of stock levels of wheat, barley and rice in the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhdoms and estimates of future requirements; the introduction of reductions to wheat quotas, against imports of rice from Persia (Iran) and elsewhere, in view of the difficult worldwide supply situation.
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- 1 file (339 folios)
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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, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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 2-323; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Physical condition: folio 148 has a torn edge; folio 341 is a re-used file cover containing the title and other brief details about a former file on aviation.
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- 'File 29/22 I CEREALS FOR SHARJAH AND DUBAI'
- Pages
- 45r:45v, 97r:97v, 99r:99v, 148r:148v
- Author
- Campbell, John McNeil
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