'File 1/A/48 III FOOD CONTROL.' [‎229v] (458/560)

all We merchants are now confused* Let ua see if they
could manage to export goods v.hen they g*t the orders.
Trade would be entirely ruired if thevfailed to get ^ermi-
asioriv^ke entire trade depends on outside. As long as foe
situation is not olear this ban will create difficulties.
Under the c ircumsiances, it is unwise to send goods here
and Hock the money. ••• You must wait uwtiliwe dispose'of
the present stock.
D.I. has net sold anything. All his customers have refused
to take delivery of goods. Thus he has 2000 bags of sugar
in the balance I (a(d|nrot write anything/about
tea. Let us see what Abdur Razzaq and the lhaikh do. 11
tnis is the xmix thx mischief of‘Abdul Razzaq. .*e will
have to put up with it as no one dare is report ag<irst
him. Flour and rice are needed for ] ocal consum ti r n
but il the goods are not sent outside the stocks will be
disuoaod of with great difficulty. We do not know what to
do. Please do not ship goods. It is no use blocking the #
money. Cf course, if you ship 500 (bags) psr steamer, it
is another thing. The Shaikh will certainly allow it.
But, cannot say if he could do even that- If the goods
are imported continuously he would find it difficult tr
stop tiifc export of rice. Of course, Tea and Sugar Cannot
be exported to Iraq and Iran. Zunaidi and liusshid Wye
managed to export these to Kuwait. Let us see what the
Irani merchants do. Flour is also needed for local
consumption. Its price is fe.23/- per bag. We will dispose
of the goods when they arrive. Ghee, Rice, and Flour are
im or ted for supplying tha to Qatar, Abu xai IXabai etc.,
I do not know if these goods would be allowed to be exported
Please ship
will not be * .
he Tthe Shaikh) will not stop the sujpply _
Flour "t.o Catar, Abu Dubai and other Gkilf Ports. I think
Abduj Razzak has done all this tojtfouble Awzi and Irani merchants,
so t^t if tney refused to pay
would have to pay more.
ip some quantity of Ricn and Flouri their consumption
be stopped. Don* 1 1 purchase tea at present. I think
haikh) will not stop the supply of Rice and.
(per bag of sugar) they
Translation of the enclosure^:-
" I met the P-A* this evening... .who told me that the aeport of
goods to Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Ports was not prohibited. Trads with
Ports below r atar was not restrict^di it was banned with Iraq and
Iran only. This was implied, though not stated, m the
notification.
I met Bin Fars of Sharja who assured me that I oould import
good* into Sharja without any trouble whatever. So, ship
go de separately tin to Abu Dubai. The goods willjnot be stopped,
tuou we shall have to pay as duty .We shall be ^bl©
todispose of thegoods in Abu Dubai earlier thanfin ;>jbai.
From 1-iiarja it would not be possible to dispose of the goods
easily •The expenses will be less but labour will be too much.
No one will accept the goods without charging discount, therefore,
Dubai is 71 preferable.
Orders change in no time. The Shaikh is a tool in the
Agent. Country craft will now stop,
ed with difficulty andieven the permits
d flour in large quantities will not be
xhxi obiainable. "Therefore, do not lose the opportunity to secure
permits for the export of rice and flour. I hope tne export ^
of tea and sugar will be permitted^"
referred to at * is the firm of Damanmal IssardaS*
This firm was formerly suspected of smuggling goli and was
put on Security List Class *D" This name has n 9 t been removed
and dree not appear in the revised ^ecutity List, xaeir
cor escondence does not contain anything of ln ^ ereaL ^xx^Sx
nowadays, except occasional reflections on the trade conditionr
in the Persian flulf. ILLiGjble.
•O.No.B !57/Censors .dated 20th Wav'A?. O.i’J*
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