File 1283/1913 Pt 5 'MESOPOTAMIA TRADE Issue of new Trade Report' [‎89v] (174/270)

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XL—The maintenance and development of British trade depends primarily
upon the improvement of communications . . . • •
(a) The four main trade routes . . . • • • ,
(5) Importance of improving the Ahvvaz-Ispahan route
XII.—Other conditions of a general nature necessary for commercial develop-"j
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(a) Introduction of settled administration and abolition of illegal ^
imposts
(b) Amelioration of the Customs Tariff .
(c) Improved arrangements for collection of commercial intelli"
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(d) Encouragement of education .....
(e) Improvement of British trade methods . . .
if) The lighterage question .......
XIII. —Special features of British trade at Bushire, Lingah and Bandar
' Abbas ........
XIV. —Special British interests in Arabistan .....
{a) British undertakings ... ...
{b) German competition . . . . ...
XV. —Special openings for British enterprise in the Gulf generally
XVI. —Currency and banking .......
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Ports on the Arabian Coast.
XVII.—The Ports on the Arabian Coast .
XVIII.-^-Summary ......
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List of Appendices.
No. I.—Analysis of Mr. Lloyd’s Report, dated 1908
No. II.—The Indian tea trade with Persia . .
No. III.—The sale of timber in Mesopotamia
No. IV.—British and Russian trade in Persia (1904-05)
No. V.— {i) Bushire, (ii) Lingah, (in) Bandar Abbas
No. VI.—Openings for trade with the Bakhtiari tribes '.
No. VII—Special openings for British trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
No. VIII .— (i) Bahrain, (ii) Kuwait, (Hi) Maskat .
No. IX.—Statistical Tables ......
Supplement containing miscellaneous notes on various subjects
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