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Coll 30/80 'Trade: Reports on Persian Gulf Market and trading possibilities' [328r] (656/712)
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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53698/50.
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Notes on Preparation of Reports on the Market for
Motor Cars and Commercial Vehicles.
Ire numbers of motor cars and commercial vehicles in use
on 31st December last year will indicate the size and
comparative importance of the market, while the numbers for
previous years will show at what rate the market is expanding.
Registrations, by makes, if available, will afford most valuable
information regarding the type, price, class and nationality of
the vehicles most in use. The ratio of motor cars to
population will show to what extent the use of the motor car
has developed in the market.
Import statistics over a period of years will give a
further idea of the value of the market, and if by countries of
origin, what percentage is in the hands of British interests.
Country of origin is not, of course, always identical with
country of manufacture. Import of parts may reveal a trade
distinct from that of complete machines or chassis.
Export and re-export statistics, if any, will also afford
information of value in estimating the possibilities of a
particular marke t.
An outline of the tariff duties, etc. will enable selling
prices to be calculated. Particular note should be made of
any preferential rates, or any recent or proposed alterations.
Retail prices of locally or foreign made vehicles will be
the best indication of the competition to be met. A statement,
showing if possible how retail selling prices are made^up^from
the ex-
factory
An East India Company trading post.
prices, will not only be interesting but will
show through what channels trade is conducted. Note should be
made of
factory
An East India Company trading post.
cost,^freight, tariff and landing charges,
importers’ and agents’ commission, and. profits to dealers and
retailers, etc. " Questions of credit, instalment selling,
supply of stocks, and spares are also of special interest.
Distribution geographically may also present its own problems.
Any advantage or disadvantage resulting from rates of
exchange is of importance in estimating whether competition
can be met.
Particulars of any local manufacturing or assembling
plants should also be noted in this connection. A local
industry, while offering competition to the import of complete
vehicles, may provide an opening for parts and accessories.
If growing and likely to supply local requirements^it may also
have an important bearing on the future possibilities of the
market.
The road policy of any country has also a bearing on the
future conditions likely to prevail in any market. The
mileage of the roads, by classes if possible, should be given.
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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)
- 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 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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