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'File 29/18 II Tea and coffee: Bahrain, Eastern Saudi Arabia and Qatar' [101r] (201/450)
The record is made up of 1 file (223 folios). It was created in 28 Mar 1944-24 Mar 1946. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. 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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To t New Delhi (Commerce Dept.)
Reptd. s London (M.w.T.)
From : M.E.S.C.
No. 284 Saving
No. 6070 Saving.
D. 23rd November 1944.
Truatrated Tea. / . n 7
Reference your telegram No. 266 of 14th October 1944.
1. # We agree to pr 9 cedure for Arab Sheikhdoms, Iraq, Saudi
Arabia as Tihese territories have a quota independent of M 8 SC
allocation from London Tea Comnittee.
2. We cannot agree to the export of frustrated stocks to the
following territories for the reasons given below s
(a) Syria, Sudan, Egypt and Aden all receive their
supplies if required from MESC pool and imports under
licence would necessitate a reduction in the
allocation to the pool. All pool stocks are
procured from Ceylon or East Africa. Further it would
f reatly weaken internal control of distribution of
ea, if supplies were obtained from more than one
source.
(b) Persia has agreed to forego the balance of 194V45
piota provided London Tea Committee under write her
the extent of 700 tons in case of emergency.
Therefore it would be wrong to ship the frustrated tea
against a quota which the territory admits is not necessary.
We will inform you should it be necessary to ship any further
tea to Persia before the end of March 1945.
No. 75-Tr-(ISR)/44.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
New Delhi, the 25th January 1945.
' To
The Tea Controller for India,
1, Council House Street,
siLgum. ^
Reference correspondence ending with your letter No.
380 dated the 8 th January 1945, regarding frustrated tea.
2. Quantity. It is noted that the estimated stocks
of frustrated tea so far verified will approximately be
48l 4.6 million lbs. excluding stocks in South India, Karachi
and JJmritsar. It is presumed that verification of stocks
at Mangalore and Calicut is in process of commencement.
This Department will take action regarding verification
of stocks at Karachi and Anri tsar.
J , 3. Total exports. It has been intended that exports
frustrated stocks should not exceed 8 million lbs. but it
w appears that actual quantities qualifying for export will
be much less. As regards individual countries to starts with,
quantities exported will be debited against the allocation
of the country concerned but we see no objection to the limit,
being exceeded where tea qualifying for export is available
as otherwise hn hardly much benefit will accrue to exporters.
You should arrange your programme accordingly.
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This is a correspondence file about the operation and impact of the quota system and export licensing restrictions that were imposed by the Government of India, on the supply of Indian tea (and to a lesser extent the supply of coffee) to Bahrain and also to Eastern Saudi Arabia and Qatar, during the Second World War (1939-1945). The main official correspondents are 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. ; 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 Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain; the Food Controller, Bahrain; the Tea Controller for India, Calcutta; and other Government of India officials in the Departments of Commerce and External Affairs. Included in the file are various circular lists that give the names of Indian tea exporters and Bahrain tea importers, such as the monthly list of India tea quota allotments prepared by 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 and similar lists, complied by the Director of Customs and Port Officer and the Food Controller on behalf of the Government of Bahrain.
The file also contains merchants' correspondence between: Indian tea exporters and Bahrain tea importers about their shipping consignments; the Chairman of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States Pool (an association of Indian tea exporters) and 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 about the distribution of tea quotas among members of the Pool; Bahrain tea importers and 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 about Indian tea importations allowed to be landed at Bahrain under the Government of India quota system.
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- 1 file (223 folios)
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File papers are arranged more or less chronologically
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 225; 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 incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 93-204; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. Pagination: the file notes at the back of the file (ff 204-224) are paginated in pencil. The original front file cover, containing the original file title and file reference number, is missing.
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- Title
- 'File 29/18 II Tea and coffee: Bahrain, Eastern Saudi Arabia and Qatar'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 6r:7v, 9r:13v, 18r:19v, 21r:22v, 25r:26v, 31r:31v, 33r:35v, 37r:37v, 39r:64v, 67r:72v, 76r:81v, 84r:84v, 86r:87v, 89r:91v, 93r:106v, 108r:108v, 110r:114v, 116r:118v, 121r:122v, 124r:125v, 130r:136v, 139r:140v, 145r:145v, 149r:154v, 158r:170v, 172r:172v, 174r:188v, 191r:201v, 203r:224v, back-i, back
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