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‘File 29/21 vol ii FOOD SUPPLIES RICE’ [‎222r] (443/648)

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The record is made up of 1 file (322 folios). It was created in 30 May 1945-30 May 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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No. 2 or. -29/21.
POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
BAHKlIN
20th January 1948.
To
l‘t s ’
I enclose in original two letters, Nos. 1/59/329 and
L/59/347, from the Imperial Bank of Iran, Bahrain, applying
for a recommendation certificate for the import of Persian rice.
The Imperial Bank of Iran referred the matter of opening letters
of credit to cover these imports to the Reserve Bank of India,
Bombay, ?/ho have now approved the transaction. I also enclose
copy of the Reserve Bank of India * s letter to tho Imperial Bank
of Iran in this regard for your information.
2 . The rice position in Bahrain is very critical and it
is essential that rice is imported ffom Persia as from no other
source can it be got sufficiently early.
3 . Import of rice is to be set off against all cereal
requirements -- i.e., 2/3 tons of v/heat supolied by B.3.^.Basrah
is to be surrendered for every ton of rice imported, vide Resi-
, dency Express Letter No.931-S dated'jthe 15th November 1945. The
Bahrain Government have no objection to the reduction in their
wheat quota if they secure rice in its pl-ice.
asked the Manager of the Imperial Bank of Iran to proceed with
the opening of the letters of credit to facilitate early export
of the rice from Persia.
4 . As the export of rice from Persia has to be completed
before 20th March, I have, in anticipation of your approval.
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or 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.

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The file contains correspondence, mainly telegrams, about British efforts to obtain supplies of rice for local consumption in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. shaikhdoms, particularly Bahrain, Dubai 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. shaikhdoms, also Qatar, at the end of the Second World War (1939-1945). Rice and wheat continued to be in acute short supply in India and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. countries and subject to Government of India quota arrangements and other export and import controls. British and Bahrain Government officials discuss mainly the public procurement of rice supplies from Persia (Iran), India, Egypt and elsewhere. They also discuss extensively the implementation of regular reductions to Government of India monthly wheat and barley quota imports for 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. , equivalent to the total quantity of their rice imports, including private importations made by merchants and others, such as the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO), as food rations for its employees.

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 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 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 Adviser to the Government of Bahrain and the Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain; the officials and representatives of the Middle East Supply Centre (later the British Supply Mission, Middle East) in Baghdad, Cairo and Tehran. A large proportion of their correspondence consists of regular reports to each other about the quantity and price of rice and wheat imports, existing stock levels, new shipments and the names of the exporters and importers involved. This information is discussed in relation to planning future cereal requirements and the purchase of new supplies, as well as for regulating the landing, onward distribution and pricing of these rationed food commodities at Bahrain and also 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.

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1 file (322 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 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 between ff 2-200; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Pagination: the index section (ff 286-323) has been paginated using pencil; these numbers are located in the top outermost corners of each page.

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