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Ext 3389/44 'South Persian coast as result Persian systems of State monopoly etc. help with cotton goods' [‎3r] (5/8)

The record is made up of 1 file (2 folios). It was created in 8 May 1944-28 Jul 1944. 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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You will have read Prior’s despatch Nx) r 5*B of J anuary 26ttu
the last three paragraphs of which in partiuiilar"draw a sad picture
of the state to which the South Persian Coast has been reduced by
the Persian systems of State monopoly, control of distribution
and'exchange control. In view ofxhe situation depicted by
Prior, the possibility of doing something to help in the way of •
cotton goods has been under consideration here.
2. The last quarter’s quota of piecegoods for Persia was
250 tons, of which 200 tons were earmarked for the Persian Goveranwit
and 50 tons for private importers,
in India and was exported only by
Government, and we are naturally anxious lo see T.naT, piecegpoas
sent from India are used to the best advantage. It has been suggested
that a anall part of the total Persian quota, should be specifically
earmarked for the South Persian coast; and since it is evident from
Prior’s despatch that if this sub-quota is actually to reach the
people of tne coast special arrangements would have to be devised
for its despatch to the ports and its subsequent distribution, it
would be necessary to obtain information regarding
a) approximate minimum quantities required in yards,
'b ( ports of entry,
} o) to whom to be con sipped, and
,dj arrangements for payment.
To do the most good to the greatest number of people distribution
to the villages rather than the towns would be the objective and
this would probably have to be effected through local Khans end
Shaikhs recommended by Prior. They would no doubt make some profit
but better they than the Persian Government officials (c.f. paragraph
18 of Prior’s despatch) and the benefit would at least accrue to
the tribeSw
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r ■ ■ 3 . prior may think that distribution could be effected
under arrannanents made by his Consul. If not,, an alternative
surKestion is that approved merchants on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. should
be^icensed to re-export the cloth to the Persian Government under
the supervision of the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , much as
licenses have been given covering the export of a proportion,of
Persia's sugar quota via the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , thereby encouraging
and reviving the ancient barter trade b»tweenfthe two shores of the
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The file contains correspondence from the External Affairs Department, New Delhi, to the Counsellor, British Legation, concerning the Persian system of state monopoly, control of distribution, exchange control and proposed responses, including the export of cotton goods from India and supervision from the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 4; 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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