Coll 35/43 'Persian Gulf: acceptance at Persian ports of mail from Bahrain' [‎11r] (21/62)

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.• ;.r U* KCT.^ from ini 3 try of "proi^rn Aff* 0 .
to: r .n.r .7 edition, 1 ;'ll.
Qate; Slat May. I T o«666.
/ Im erial 'PA preoent their ooa^limants to HBM
^-gation and in reply to the latter’a raamorandum Fo*163 # dated
16th :o7’ > and (?th l arch 1942) regarding exchange of mail
between lahrain and the porta of Iran, have the honour to state
that:
1. ith regard to tie claim made by the legation that the
Imperial nov rnment owe the terminal dues on ?reels cent from
-^ran to Bahrain for many years rast the inistry of foreign
Affairs have the honour to explain to HB! r legation that, «e the
Iranian Oovemnent preserve their ri ht to Bahrain, no terminal
dues are due on the parcels in question and the Government have
paid the freight on these parcels in accordance with the rate
which is being paid for the transport of parrels between the ^ost
Offices of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. by the Indian Btermers.
*'• As regardn the claim that double payment io taken on
letters received from Bahrain the competent authorities state thet €
as the letters received from Bahrain bear foreign stomps the
Iranian Poet ffices consider these letters as bearing no stamps
jand collect from the addressees as postage due thx double the
postal rate according to the inland postage regulations and hand
over the letters to the owners.