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Coll 30/7 'Persian Gulf, Russia: Russian Trade Activities' [91v] (183/573)
The record is made up of 1 file (280 folios). It was created in 7 Oct 1927-7 May 1936. It was written in English and French. 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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herewith copy of the document mentioned below on the subject of the balance
sheet of the Russian Trading Concern “ Sharq :—
Mr. Tollinton’s despatch No. Overseas Trade (B.)-61, dated the 6th June
1929 (with enclosure), to the Department of Overseas Trade.
Copies to His Majesty^s High Commissioner for Iraq at Baghdad, No. 157,
dated the 6th June 1929.
Letter from the Officer in-charge, Commercial Affairs, British Legation,
Tehran, to the Foreign Office. London, No. Overseas Trade (B.)-6L
DATED THE 6TH JUNE 1929.
I have the honour to transmit to you herewith a copy of the balance sheet of
the Russian Trading Concern ‘ Sharq ’ for the years 1926-27 which was handed to
me in confidence by Mr. Williamson, the American Charge d’Afiaires.
2. It will be seen from page 1 of the balance sheet that whereas Russian goods
to the value of Krans 28,000,000, were purchased in 1926-27, the sales of Russian
merchandise in Persia only produced Krans 15,448,000. This unfavourable trans
action is however set-off by a clear profit of Krans 12,923,000 made on the sale
of 16,066,000 Krans worth of Persian goods in Russia. These figures throw an
interesting light on the means whereby Russian trading concerns are able to under
cut their foreign competitors.
3. Copies of this despatch are being sent to the Foreign Secretary to the
Government of India and His Majesty’s High Commissioner for Iraq.
Copy.
Societe Anonyme Russo-Persane Chark.
Statement of Purchases for years 1925-26 and 1926-27.
*
Article.
1926-1927.
1925-1926..
Krans.
Krans.
Persian merchandise
..
.. 16,066,000
13,742,000
Russian merchandise
..
.. 28,000,000
3,000,000
Ford Firestone ..
..
4,000,000
7,295,000
Miscellaneous ..
..
128,000
••
Chart’s figures ..
..
.. 48,246,000
24,166,000
Should be
••
.. 48,194,000
24,037,000
Statement of Sales for
years 1925-26 and 1926-27.
Article.
1926-1927.
1925-1926.
Krans.
Krans.
Persian goods in Russia
..
... 28,989,000
23,901,000
Russian goods in Persia
..
.. 15,448,000
3,531,000
Ford and Firestone
..
4,475,000
3,591,000
Chart’s figures ..
• • • • • •
.. 49,033,000
32,324,000
Should be
.. 48,912,000
31,023,000
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the trading activities of the U.S.S.R. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , primarily in Iraq, Persia, Kuwait and Bahrain.
These officials are from the Department of Overseas Trade; the Political 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. in Bushire; the British Consulates in Bandar Abbas, Shiraz, Baghdad and Basra; the Political Agencies in Kuwait and Bahrain; the British Legation in Tehran.
The correspondence discusses exact details concerning imports from the USSR and as such includes relevant tables and statistical information but also contains broader political discussions around the political context of these activities and how they may impact on Britain's interests in the region.
Alongside correspondence, the file also contains a number of relevant newspaper clippings from British and Persian publications including a number from Le Messager de Teheran that are in French.
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- 1 file (280 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 283; 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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- Coll 30/7 'Persian Gulf, Russia: Russian Trade Activities'
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- front, front-i, 2r:67v, 71r:97v, 99r:100v, 102r:114v, 115ar:115av, 115r:116v, 118r:142v, 144r:154v, 155ar:155av, 155r:179v, 180v:183v, 185r:192v, 194r:224v, 225v:246v, 247v:271v, 273r:275v, 277r:283v, back-i, back
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