Ext 6195/43 'Cotton piece goods for Arab Sheikdoms' [‎4r] (7/12)

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DRAFT TELEGRAM
From: Secretary of State for India
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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.
repeated to Government of India, External
Affairs Department.
Addressed 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.
repeated to the^Goveranent of India. Cotton piece-goods
for Arab Sheikhdcms. You will remember that a year ago
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quarterly quota of cotton piece-goods from India for
Arab Sheilchdoms had to be reduced from AGO to 200 tons.
Por current quarter allocation was increased to 300
in view of reports received here of incovenience caused
by reduction, quarter ending Septembery—however.
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only 66 tons were shipped against quota of 200 and i
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allocation for the first quarter of 1944 * I shall be glad
to have your observations, before beginning of December
when new allocations will be considered,on falling off
of shipments which are presumably based on orders placed
by Arab Sheikhdoms in India,
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