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‘File 29/28 Bran for Bahrain & T.C.’ [103r] (205/282)
The record is made up of 1 file (139 folios). It was created in 27 May 1943-2 Jun 1947. 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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M FP—1211 S&P—(M-2312)—7-5-41 —400,000.
S. ti. GO VERNMENT OE INDIA,
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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.
,
BAHB-AI*. Department.
EXPRESS LETTER
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[7^, 7 ?,—This is an ORIGINAL MESSAGE, sent by post to save telegraphic
expense and undue use of the wires, but intended to be treated, on
receipt, with the same expedition as if it hail been telegraphed. To
save time and formalities it is worded and signed as if it had been
so despatched,]
From
REPGU BAHRAIN
To
FOREIGN NEfc DELHI
No. 3257 - 80/25.
Bahrain, Dated the 12th October,
Government of India Express Letter No. F.7(66)-BPG/
46 dated the 5th September, 1946* Export of bran to the Persian
Gulf Sheikhdoms.
2. Bahrain's minimum requirements are 100 tons which may
be distributed equally among tho following exporters in Karachi :
Bahrain Receipt
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(i) Hajy Suleman Adam Kothari & Co., Khori Gardens
(ii) Ravji Jhawerchand & Co., South Napfer Ro&d
(iii) Hiranand Versimal, opposite Khori Gardens
(iv) Seth Lalji Lakhmidas, Bombay bazar
(v) Dharamdas Thawardas, Bombay Bazar.
3.
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
requirements are 30 tons, M.M. Khalidi
20 tons and Dharamdas Thawardas 10 tons both at Karachi.
4. Minimum requirements for Kuwait are 240 tons.
REPGU =
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The issue of the above
been authorised.
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Secret&ny to 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.
j>n the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
Copy 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.
Copy with copy of Government of India's Express Letter
referred forwarded 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. Please
furnish urgently names and addresses of exporters in Karachi.
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The file contains correspondence mainly about the export of bran from Punjab, by sea from Karachi to Bahrain and 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, during and after the Second World War (1939-1945), when essential animal feed such as bran was in short supply and subject to Government of India export restrictions and import quota arrangements in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. shaikhdoms under British protection. The correspondence is mainly between 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. for Bahrain, the Director of Customs and Port Officer for the Government of Bahrain, and officials in the Government of India External Affairs Department, New Delhi. They discuss minimum annual requirements for the local consumption of bran in Bahrain and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. shaikhdoms; the quarterly and half-yearly distributions (in tons) of the bran quota among approved merchants in Bahrain, Dubai and Sharjah; the regular quota reductions imposed by the Government of India Food Department owing to acute shortages in India and the unavailability of a surplus for export and Government of India revised export control procedures. The file also contains merchants’ correspondence, from importers in Bahrain and their export agents and shippers in Karachi, complaining about the refusal of the Export Trade Controller in Karachi and other Government of India controlling authorities, to grant export licences and permits. Included in the file are numerous lists containing the names of all approved importers of Indian quota bran in Bahrain, Dubai and Sharjah, as well as the names and addresses of their export agents and shippers in Karachi.
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- 1 file (139 folios)
- Arrangement
Files papers are arranged more or less chronologically.
- 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 141; 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 2-126; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- IOR/R/15/2/788
- Title
- ‘File 29/28 Bran for Bahrain & T.C.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:6v, 9r:11v, 13r:16v, 18r:32v, 37r:41v, 44r:49v, 51r:54v, 56r:58v, 61r:77v, 80r:81v, 83r:83v, 85r:90v, 93r:98v, 101r:103v, 105r:113v, 117r:140v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence