'File 36/44 Applications for Assistance to Export Cigarettes & Tobacco from India, U.S.A. & U.K.' [206r] (411/512)
The record is made up of 1 file (256 folios). It was created in 24 Aug 1943-26 Mar 1945. It was written in English. 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. 36/44
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain,
The 31st January, 194b.
To
The Director of Customs,
Bahrain.
M emo ran (lira.
The Government of India are not prepared
to allow the import of American cigarettes into
Bahrain, but are ready to consider the import of
American tobacco if desired.
2 . I shall be grateful if you will circularise
importers and ascertain how much tobacco they
wish to import.
3 . The name end address of exporters and gross
weight of consignment in long tons should be
given in each case and applications forwarded to
me as soon as possible.
for
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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This file contains requests for assistance and applications for shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain from a number of merchants active in Bahrain.
The applications relate to requests to import cigarettes into Bahrain from suppliers based in the United Kingdom, the United States and India. The file also contains correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , the Political 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. and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India.
Also enclosed in the file are copies of minutes from two meetings of Bahrain's Commercial Advisory Committee in December 1943 (folios 41-42 and 45).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (256 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 256; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-223; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1787
- Title
- 'File 36/44 Applications for Assistance to Export Cigarettes & Tobacco from India, U.S.A. & U.K.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:9v, 14r:15v, 17r:21v, 24r:27v, 30r:31v, 33r:42v, 45r:46v, 47v:48v, 50r:50v, 53r:55v, 58r:61v, 63r:70v, 72r:73v, 76r:80v, 85r:89v, 91r:97v, 99r:100v, 105r:106v, 108r:111v, 116r:119v, 122r:123v, 125r:141v, 145r:148v, 151r:155v, 157r:158v, 161r:161v, 163r:163v, 165r:170v, 176r:180v, 183r:185v, 191r:192v, 197r, 198r:210v, 212r:212v, 216r:217v, 219r:222v, 223v:255v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
- Usage terms
- Open Government Licence