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Ext 329/43(1) ‘SUPPLY OF SUGAR TO PERSIAN GULF STATES’ [38r] (76/93)
The record is made up of 1 file (44 folios). It was created in 28 Oct 1947-7 Apr 1949. 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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lover orent of India, A ,ev: Delhi,
hepgu, jahrain.
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,
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.
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allotment of su 6 ar for 1947-48.
Minis cri/ oi Food have urgently asked for our recomr.endation
for next yearns allotments. The, have represented that
pioducoion oi sugar in India is falling and our ability to
impoi u is^limited by paucity of foreign axchunge. In oTuer
oQ meat minimum civil and defenca requirements, consumptn n
' ill have to be curtailed all round. Ministry of Food"
also point out Chaikhdoms have bso;, importing considerable
quantities of sugar from non-Indian sources.
Attention is invited to our Impress Letter
i«.o. F. 7. (il9) -BPd/46 June 11th. ho allotment for purely
barter purpose is being made, similarly qudtas of"
Shaikhdoms rhich secured imports from other sources are
being curtailed though not proportionately.
with reasons;
Bahrain
Gw adur
Muscat
Trucial
C o a s o»
The following are our recommendations
1254 tons. This represents only 10^
reduction on last year's quota.
54 tons last year's figure.
272 tons. This represents lOy reduction,
1^50 tons. We appreciate necessity for
barter and as no other import made, last
year's tonnage is being recommended,
^Kuwait l<_a5 tons. Imported 45CC tons last
This figure represents 20y reduction on last year's
Baudi Arabia via Bahrain 900 tons
via Jedda 656 tons.
Represent s' IGy reduction.
Grateful for your telegraphic comments
on above recommendations but any suggestion for increase
will have to be backed by very strong reasons,
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quota.
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The file is concerned with replacing sugar previously obtained by the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States (Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat, and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. ) from India with sugar supplied from the United Kingdom; sugar production in India and Pakistan had fallen following the end of the Second World War (1939-1945).
The main correspondents are: the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. (William Rupert Hay), officials of the Commonwealth Relations Office (Eion Pelly Donaldson, Francis Anthony Kitchener Harrison, and R I Hallows), officials of the Ministry of Food (B A Forester), and officials of the Treasury (H A G Gill).
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (44 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
The subject Ext 329/43 (Supply of Food to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ) consists of three files: IOR/L/PS/12/786-788.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 46; 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.
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- Ext 329/43(1) ‘SUPPLY OF SUGAR TO PERSIAN GULF STATES’
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- 38r:38v
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- Government of India (Independent India)
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