'File 29/22 I CEREALS FOR SHARJAH AND DUBAI' [224r] (447/682)
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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oo m iimntial
Mo. C/92
Office of the irolitical Resident
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Camp, Shiraz,
4 th August 1944.
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.
, Kuwait
^ 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 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.
, Muscat.
MiCMORA RDUM
Copy is enalosed of
1) Cairo telegram No. ME., ME SC-Ext 60 dated 12 th
July 1944
2)
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.
telegram No. 16641 dated 28th J uly 1944.
p zui
3)
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.
telegram No. T/196 da.ted 4th August 1944.
outside finance arises as local financing arrangements are
adequate.
holding of pool stocks on the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
will presumably
result in large sums having to be paid on arrival of vessels
bringing cereal supplies. With the reduced
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
quota, and recent more regular spacing of supply vessels it
should be possible for adequate local financing arrangements
to be made. Funds of the Food Company could if necessary
be utilised. A further communication will, however, be
made on receipt of Middle East Supply Centre telegram No.
3642 Saving referred to in the correspondence.
Letter No. C/39 dated 13tu July 1944 suggesting that with
its large cash balance the State should be able to take up
any amount of cereals which the local merchants could not
2
( a ) Kuwait,. No question of involving
(b) Bahrain. Ditto.
(c)
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
. The apparent ban on the
(^) Muscat. Please see
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.
Printed
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/781
- Title
- 'File 29/22 I CEREALS FOR SHARJAH AND DUBAI'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:33v, 35r:44v, 46r:71v, 73r:96v, 98r:98v, 100r:129v, 131r:133v, 135r:147v, 149r:163v, 165r:184v, 187r:191v, 193r:201v, 203r:218v, 221r:222v, 224r:236v, 239r:249v, 251r:252v, 257r:304v, 306r:306v, 309r:314v, 316r:320v, 322r:340v, back-i, back
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