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Coll 35/16 'Opening of an Indian Post Office at Dubai: postal arrangements in the Persian Gulf' [‎58v] (116/739)

The record is made up of 1 file (368 folios). It was created in 23 May 1933-10 Jan 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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H
A
2. • .
I
SERVICE
PROPOSED RATES OF POSTAGE OBSERVATIONS
Postcards
j.
Single. -g- anna j
• Reply. :' 1 anna ;
No change.
Express Delivery
No service.
No demand. Mail is invariably
delivered immediately ... ter
arrival at the Post Offices.
Business Re-ply
Envelopes & Cards.
No service.
No demand.
Book Packets.
For first 5 tolas. 1 anna
Each additional 5 tolas. ^ anna
Slight increase as compared with
existing rates. Very small
demand for service.
Pattern & Sample
Packets.
Same rates for Book Packets,
subject to a minimum of 1-g- annas
for the first 10 tolas.
do.
Blind literature
Packets.
No service.
No demand.
Registered
Newspapers.
No service.
Nc newspapers.
Parcels.
present rates of 6 annas per 40
tolas (1 lb.) to be maintained.
In strictness, new postage rates
should be fixed, based on two
land ratos i^i.e. handling costs
in tho Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of origin and in
the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of destination) and
Indian sea costs. The handling
costs in the Agencies are very
small under present conditions
and the sea costs, although not
definitely fixed, will probably
be in the neighbourhood of
1- 1 7 annas per lb. The present
rate of 6 annas per lb. should •
therefore adequately cover the
costs, and it seems unnecessary
to make any change. The
number of parcels exchanged
between Agencies is very small -
about one a month.

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The file concerns postal offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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The file is composed of correspondence between the 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the 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. ; the Foreign Office; the Government of India; the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain; the General Post Office; the Air Ministry; the Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Said bin Maktoom; the Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan II bin Saqr Al Qasimi; the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, India; HM Treasury; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations of the Government of Pakistan; the HM Ministry of Civil Aviation; the Commonwealth Relations Office: the HM Ministry of Works; and Cable and Wireless Limited.

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1 file (368 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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 369; 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 35/16 'Opening of an Indian Post Office at Dubai: postal arrangements in the Persian Gulf' [‎58v] (116/739), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4119, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055128071.0x000077> [accessed 20 April 2024]

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