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Coll 30/80 'Trade: Reports on Persian Gulf Market and trading possibilities' [287r] (574/712)
The record is made up of 1 file (354 folios). It was created in 30 Apr 1930-12 Mar 1948. 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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III. -ttir. -ri rv. ■■ ■ r r ^ W T.^r
(a) TkB best prodeduro for firms desiring to open up trade
relations for tdie first tlw? with local nerohants, Is for them
to sono sereral ooples of oatalo^es, and sample books of f,Qods
which have to offer, to the Political "gent* It Is most
Important that these should cuote prices In
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
as well as
aterlin* • The Political ivgent ^vlll be glad to circulate these
amongst merchants as well as forward addresses should any
British firm wish to oaranunloate with loc^l merchants. It would
of course be difficult fop the
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.
to cope with the
many enquiries that would follow from firms at Home, as he has no
not much tine at hie dlposal to devote to commerolal work f but
he could be counted on to do hid best.
<b) As stated elsewhere in tills letter, there are very
few merchants who Import^ goods diroot, but the few that do,
tjitl whose financial standing is said to be sound, are as fol ows!« I
1. essrs i ohammad Akll 1 ohanmad Poman >astaki*
S. easrs Mohanrrad & Abdul Aziz Az- ahim.
3. Messrs i ohanmad and ,11 al-Iiamud asii^hayti
4. esses ultnn bln Issa ^ hons.
5. essrs idtmad inloh al-Humaldi.
These wholesale, as well as other retail dealers issue
no catalogues.
COHI2TITIOM ,
As mentioned above fierce competition exists already
from Japanese find Italian manufacturers# oaerioa, Austria and
Xndi are increasing their business, whilst the enemy most to
b« feared la Russlajt who is Just starting getting her pieoe
goods Into Kuwait at cut-throat prices. Once she gets hold
she will be hard to ’Knock out 9 for the ^rab la poor and will
buy the cheapest article he ean especially in the present
extremely serious economic situation In which he finds himarlf
owing to the failure of the Pearl Trade of the last two t ars.
Ive him more money and he will buy better goods but as long
as he is poor he will go for the cheapest article always.
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The file contains information on economic and trade conditions in the states located on the Arab side of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , and discussion of the potential market there for British goods. The main correspondents are the Department of Overseas Trade, and the 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. . The file also contains a number of detailed reports from British officials, which were submitted to the Department of Overseas Trade.
The first of these reports, dated 1931, relates specifically to cotton piece-goods, and consists of a general report by the British Vice-Consul at Bushire on the Arab coast market, and reports on local conditions from the Political Agents at Kuwait and Muscat, the 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. Agent, Shargah [Sharjah] (relating to Debai [Dubai] and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ), and the Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain. Further general reports on economic conditions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by various British Vice-Consuls at Bushire, are dated 1934-37 (including a Department of Overseas Trade published version, for October 1934, folios 126-144). There are also other reports on local conditions, and general correspondence concerning economic conditions and the market for British goods. Papers from 1936 onwards show increasing awareness of the importance of oil in enhancing the potential economic significance of the Gulf states.
The following correspondence is also of note:
- Folios 73-75, dated 1938, draw attention to the increasing market for Indian products and the potentially increasing field of employment for Indians in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , particularly at Bahrain.
- Folios 66-69, dated 1942, concern the export of tobacco to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
- Folios 57-64, dated 1946, concern difficulties experienced by merchants in Kuwait in obtaining British goods.
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 (354 folios)
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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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 355; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 30/80 'Trade: Reports on Persian Gulf Market and trading possibilities'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:14v, 15v:31v, 32v:126r, 127v, 128v:298v, 307r:355v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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