'File 36/39 II Programmes from U.K.' [‎87r] (173/198)

No.4(32)-I.T.C./45.
GovtirTuaent of India.
Department of Goi merce
New Delhi, the 21st Februan' 1^46
A copy of the unclermentlonecl paper is forwarded for
Information
Copy of a letter No. S & 0. 30171/46, dated 25th
January 1946 from the 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. , London, to the
Government of India, Commerce Department, New Delhi.
Please see para l(b} of 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. telegram No.
nur 22206 dated 6th ctober. Control of U.K.shipments.
Copies of two Uotlces which have been issued covering
further relaxations of control of individual shipments
are attached for information. No scrutiny is no made
here of consignments offering for shipment and thus no
check is exercised as to whether these are correctly
covered by import licences (Including open licences).
2. Responsibility for seeing that import licence
procedure is complied with now rests entirely on shippers
"• and importers.
Tiie issue of the above has been duly authorised.
Shipments to iiahrein Island, Koweit, Muscat and the
Truclai sheikdoms in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
as was explained in a notice In the Board of Trade
Journal of 11th March 1S44, shipping lines have hitherto
not been accepting the registration of consignments for
shipment to these territories from the United Kingdom
unless they are covered by a sponsorship (OPL) letter
from the 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. . These letters have not been
issued by the 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. except In respect of consign
ments covered by essentiality reco emendations given to
importers by the local political authorities in the
territory in question.
s , The 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. announce tin t on or after 14th Jecoi
shippers may register consignments with the shipping line
for these destinations, elfeher for direct shipment or
for thansshipment via Incil , without the production of
an OIL letter from the 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. ard It will no longer
be necessary for importers in these territories to obtain
essentiality recommendations from the loc-1 political
authorities'. The space ag- in t the entry "Import
Licence No." in the shipping companies registration {jfcjm
may be left blank.
By order etc.,
dd/- P.i .i uk rjl.
Assistant Becretoary to the Government
of India
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. letter No. E & 0. 30171/46, dated
25th January 1946 with enclosures.
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