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'File 29/28 British Industrial Fair' [190r] (379/512)
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.l.F. 470/49.
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CONFIDENTIAL
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR, 1950
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 this memo, will be used as a reference in dealing with all aspects of publicity for the Fair
R. E. J. Moore.
Commercial Relations & Exports Department,
Board of Trade,
Horseferry House,
Thorney Street, S.W.l.
No vember, 1949.
Note .—This circular memorandum has been sent in duplicate to :—
(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 primary object of the British Industries Fair is the development of United
Kingdom Export trade and, in present circumstances the particular development of
dollar and other hard currency earning exports. In conjunction with the Dollar Export
Board the exhibitiors at the Fair are being asked to accent in their displays those goods
especially suited to hard currency markets. At the same time the general purpose of the
Fair to encourage exports in all world markets must be maintained and overseas officers-
in all territories are urged to continue their maximum efforts to secure the greatest
possible attendance of buyers from their particular area.
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, 8 th May, at 9.30 a.m. It will close on Friday,
19th 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.
The Department and the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce have once
again agreed to dispense with the charge for admission to buyers from overseas.
On first 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.
U.K. Trade Buyers.
After first payment of 2/6d. a home buyers badge will ensure admission through
out the Fair.
Public.
The public will be admitted to the Fair in London only on Saturday, May 13th
and Wednesday, May 17th. In London the admission charge to each building
will be l/ 6 d. In Birmingham, the public will be admitted after 2 p.m. daily at a
charge of 2/6d. Public admission is restricted to these times for the convenience
of buyers and in keeping with the trade character of the Fair.
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
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/1755
- Title
- 'File 29/28 British Industrial Fair'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:19v, 23r:36v, 40r, 41r:41v, 40v, 42r:63v, 67r:72v, 76r:76v, 80r:82v, 84r:95v, 97r:134v, 136r:210v, 212r:222v, 224r:233v, 235r:255v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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