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'File 29/28 British Industrial Fair' [‎153r] (305/512)

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The record is made up of 1 file (256 folios). It was created in 13 Sep 1934-24 Dec 1950. It was written in English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese. 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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Reference : B.I.F. 74S/4S. **
CONFIDENTIAL
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR, 1949
The following Memorandum is issued for the purpose of giving information and guidance to United
Kingdom Trade Commissioners, Commercial Diplomatic Officers, Consular Officers and Imperial Trade
Correspondents.
It is hoped that Overseas Officers will use th
for the Fair.
Export Promotion Department,
Board of Trade,
Horseferry House,
Thorney Street, S.W.I.
September, 1948. ^ ^
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Note. This circular memorandum has been sent in duplicate to :—
ng with all aspects of publicity
R. E. J. Moore.
(1) All U.K. Trade Commissioners.
(2) All Commercial Diplomatic Officers.
(3) All Superintending Consular Officers.
(4) All Salaried Consular Officers.
(5) All Imperial Trade Correspondents.
(6) Information Departments in U.K. for all Information Officers.
MEMORANDUM
The British Industries Fair, 1949, will be held primarily for the development of
export trade.
1.— Venue, Dates, and Hours of Opening.
The Fair will open in London at Earls Court and Olympia, and in Birmingham
at Castle Bromwich, on Monday, 2nd May, at 9.30 a.m. It will close on Friday,
13th May, at 4.0 p.m.
Hours of admission in London and Birmingham will be 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
daily. The Fair will not be open on Sunday.
2.— Conditions of Admission.
Overseas Trade Buyers.
On the advice of the Exhibitors’ Advisory Committee, the Department and the
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce have agreed to dispense with the charge for
admission to buyers from overseas. On presenting an official invitation or business
card at any entrance, the visitor will receive an overseas buyers badge which will
ensure admission, free of charge, throughout the Fair.
V.K. Trade Buyers.
After first payment of 2/6d. a home buyers badge will ensure admission
throughout the Fair.
Public.
The general public will not be admitted in London except on Wednesdays
and on Saturday, at a charge of l/6d. per building. In Birmingham they will be
admitted daily after 2 p.m. at a charge of 2/6d.
3 —Trades Exhibiting,
The trades which normally participate are shown in Appendix A. The lighter
industries will exhibit in London, while the Engineering and Hardware Section will
be organised, as usual, at Birmingham by the Chamber of Commerce in collabora
tion with the Department. The exact location of each trade section will be notified
to all posts when plans are complete. (Lists of exhibitors will be distributed in
December, see*para. 12(a).)
Special Textile Display.
In 1949 the Fair will include a major display by the Textile and Clothing
industries, which can be confidently expected to surpass the successful exhibit
of 1947. Every opportunity should be taken to inform likely visitors to the Fair,

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This file contains correspondence, promotional material and other documents related to the British Industries Fair (BIF) in London and other similar events in London, including a mechanical handling conference (1948) and an engineering and marine exhibition (1949).

The file contains a number of invitations to attend the fair that were sent to prominent merchants in Bahrain by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain as well as replies sent back by these merchants. Much of this correspondence is in Arabic (with English translations).

The file also contains promotional material related to the BIF and other events including the following:

  • a pamphlet written by Malcolm Logan entitled 'Story of the B.I.F.' The pamphlet is in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese (folios 142-149);
  • two posters for the Mechanical Handling Conference in London 1948, one in French (folio 151) and one in English (folio 152);
  • a pamphlet entitled 'Background to the B.I.F.' (folios 203-210).
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1 file (256 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 256; 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 4-117; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled (except for a few circled numbers which have been crossed out).

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English, Arabic, French, Spanish and Portuguese in Latin and Arabic script
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