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‘File 29/30 Civil requirements: miscellaneous items from India (pepper, spices, etc)’ [‎38r] (75/484)

The record is made up of 1 file (240 folios). It was created in 9 Sep 1943-25 Oct 1945. It was written in English 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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Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Muscat, y y
the 17th September 1944, ^ (
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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. ,
Muscat ,
The HorMble 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.
Subject :- Civil Requirements .
Sir,
I have the honour to refer to your telegra i No, T/418
dated the 1st September 1944 and to enclose herewith a statement
showing
(a) Muscat’s quota for the April - June quartet 1944 as
recommended to the Government of India by the Hon*ble
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. vide his telegram No. T/67
of the 18th April 1944.
(b) Goods for which permits were issued as reported 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. by the Export Trade Controllers,
Bombay and Karachi and which arrived at Muscat. No
information of permits issued other than t lose has been
received to date, and no other goods have been imported
It will be seen th r t Muscat received a mere fraction of the
quota recommended and only piecegoods from Bombay.
2. The specific complaints of merchants are as follows
(a) Cotton oieceroods .
As already reported vide my telegram No. 1201 dated the
15th July 1344, merchants cannot obtain cloth from the
established shippers at controlled rates. In Bombay
and Karachi the latter apparently ’‘auction" the cloth
for which they have been given permits to the highest
bidders through a third party.
The lesser merchants therefore get no ^toare at all and
this is borne out by import figures here.
(b) Other :’oods .
Merchants ask that permits should be issued to their
nominated agents. Under the present system, and in the
absence of the list of Bombay Established Shippers they
cannot trace the holders of permits or are told that the
full quota has been issued and no further quantity can
be exported.
(c) No spices were imported into Muscat during the April -
June quarter and according to information received here
no permit was issued for the 20 tons allotted from
Karachi.
One merchant applied to the Established Shippers,
Jetliabhai Gokal and Lalji Lakamidas who said they had
been to see the Assistant Export Trade Controller and
were informed no permits were being issued.
) Further enquiries revealed that permits had been issued
to some Sindi merchants, not established shippers
appointed by the Government of India, and one Muscat
merchant was able to obtain a small share txxxxx from
them.

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The file contains correspondence about the supply of various essential commodities from India, by sea from Bombay and 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 for local consumption, during the Second World War (1939-1945). Several commodities are mentioned including spices, nuts, oils, cotton and leather goods, hosiery, soap, matches and cement. These goods were in short supply due to wartime conditions 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 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. for Bahrain, the Director of Customs and Port Officer for the Government of Bahrain, the Export Trade Controllers (also referred to as Foreign Trade Controllers) in Karachi and Bombay, as well as other Government of India officials, mainly in the External Affairs Department, New Delhi. They discuss the allotment of Government of India surplus quota goods among merchants in Bahrain, Dubai and Sharjah and exchange distribution lists that contain the names of all approved importers (local merchants), together with the names of their Indian exporters or shippers in Bombay and Karachi, and the type and quantity of the controlled commodity allotted to them. In addition, there are detailed submissions from the Political Agents for Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. at Bushire, expressing concerns about new Government of India instructions for improving the coordination of export control procedures in India with import control procedures in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. shaikhdoms, in particular, that Export Trade Controllers in Indian ports only grant export licenses and permits to Indian exporters and shippers who appear on their established shippers lists. The file also contains merchants’ correspondence, from several importers in Bahrain and their nominated export agents or shippers in Karachi and Bombay, complaining 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. for Bahrain, about the refusal of the Export Trade Controllers in Indian ports to grant them export licences and permits.

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1 file (240 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 with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 242; 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 2-217 and between ff 218-241; 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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