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Coll 30/82 'Import duties charged by Sheikh of Koweit on goods arriving by sea.' [22r] (45/124)
The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1934-2 Jun 1943. 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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3
22
iDeing still operative cf. paragraph 6 of letter from the
Foreign Office to 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.
No.E.3382/119/91 dated
*( the 3rd SeptemlDer 1927 "but their continued validity is at
©u least Questionable and it would seem very desirable to
^ incorporate in some new agreement so much of their pro
visions as it may be deemed necessary to retain. The
present time however is clearly not suitable for initiating
negotiations for such an agreement and it is necessary
only to consider what reply should be sent to the Shaikh•s
letter.
6. There appear to be two courses open; we can reply
either (a) that we regret that in view of the undertaking
given in 1907 we cannot agree to British subjects being
charged import duty in excess of 4$, or (b) that in the
special circumstances of the case we agree to British
subjects paying the 6%# duty on condition that the Shaikh
agrees that in accordance with previous practice no further
increase in duty should be applied to British subjects
without the consent of His Majesty’s G-overnment. In the
latter case we should ask for a formal acceptance by the
Shaikh of the condition imposed.
7. The position at Bahrain is that in accordance with
Article 4 of the Treaty of 1861 British subjects cannot be
called upon to pay duty of more than 5$ ad valorem on goods
imported by them. In 1932 however with the consent of His
Majesty’s Government the Bahrain Government increased the
duty on certain luxuries to 10/ ad valorem and on alcohol
to 15/ and these increases were made applicable to British
subjects. There is here in any case no differentiation
between British subjects and others as all alike pay 5/
import duty on articles other than those mentioned above.
In Muscat under the Treaty of 1939 British subjects are only
entitled to most favoured nation treatment, and they do in
fact pay the same import duties as Muscat subjects.
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The file concerns various increases in import duty (from 4½% to 6½%) by the Shaikh of Kuwait on goods imported into Koweit [Kuwait] by sea, and the question of whether the increases should apply to British subjects. The increases are discussed against the background of the Bunder Shweikh lease of 1907 (copy, folios 44-60), which provided that the Sheikh should not collect duty on goods imported by British subjects at a rate in excess of 4%. The file includes correspondence from the Foreign Office, 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. , and 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. Kuwait. Agreement was reached that the 6½% increase of 1941 should also apply to British subjects and British-protected persons.
The file contains some papers of an earlier date than the main date range: copy of the Bunder Shweikh lease dated 1907 (folios 44-60); extract from the report on the trade of Kuwait, 1932-33 (folio 43).
The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (60 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 60; these numbers have been applied in ink with a hand stamp, 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers.
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- Coll 30/82 'Import duties charged by Sheikh of Koweit on goods arriving by sea.'
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- front, front-i, 1r:3v, 4v:5v, 6v:43v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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