'File 6/28 Prohibition of vegetable (adulterated) Ghi into Bahrain - Bahrain Govt notifications' [‎79r] (157/172)

CJcpy cf a, De;;ii-Of rioial letter T To . P. 320.1/30
dated the 2nd June 1930 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. , Lcndcn,
to Group 9a x )tain 0 .1 . Courtney., 0.3.E., r. :. ' ., Mr
Mniotry, Pingsv.ay.
T e dioeuosed at the ‘Depart ental Con.' ‘^ei.ce at
the "‘'ere l b a Office on 30th hay, the official .fetter oepn
the Air Piniotry to the Colon Lai Office ^f 12th Pay,
No. 3 29263(P.C. ) about the payment of cuotums dues
on stores imported in|c Bahrein for Royal Air Force base
Mere, and, as agreed betv/een us, I nov/ arite demi-
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Office view.
The claim is, I fear, one ..hich is in itself
legitimate and cannot be resisted. The Shaikh of Bahrein
( like the Sheikh of Kuwait or the Sultan cf Mu sc at} is
within his rights in refusing to exempt Royal Air force
stores fro• import lues if he thinks fit and the natter
f. one on which it vculd b- difficult M .pply pr^^sure
C T ion 1 ticn,
cases are not- paite parallel, th.M the F -ench Government
recently pretested vigorously against an order of the
Shaikh prohibiting tl.e import cf vegetable 0 hi into 3a.ire in
The Government of India were asked to investigate the
case and reported that the prohibition vas one ..hich
equally affected British traders, and that it had not seen
to secure its modification in their favour and
that in these circumstances they suggested that we should
reply to the- french that we were unable to intervene
either on their behalf or our own. This course we have
now reccmmen ..ed to t ie foreign Office) r the same time,
it is possible that in the present case tactful
representations by the Meal Air force Authorities to the
Financial Adviser.in fahrein might result in the Air
force securing some concession .o an act cf grace, though
we cannot express an opinion as to the probability of this
and you i dght think it 'worth .vnile cUggesting to them that