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‘File 28/42 Persian Gulf War Trade Bureau Reports’ [‎3r] (5/194)

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The record is made up of 1 file (95 folios). It was created in 15 Aug 1942-5 May 1943. 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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Extract from Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. T .7ar Trade Bureau
Report No.14.
under report shov; that efforts were still being made by i erchants
to send sugcr from India to Rubai for re-export to Persia. In
this connection the following telegra ' dated 8-5-42 from
Eartoshty :c Sons, Bombay, to Abdulla Y; zd••: I, pub; i, r har jah
is of interest
"Ship remaining Bushire sugar imme< lately by
vessel /gain shipped 502 bags mark TFRJH Fifty mark
TZ Documents sent air Arrange shipment Bunderabbas
If future shipment possible wire we- will help you
/ gain." (P.ef: Report No.IS pa - e 1).
On the other hand many letters from merchants in Rubai referred
to the prohibition imposed by the Rubai Government on the export
of tea and sugar. Some stated that export would be pernitted
once more by the Government on payment of ; fairly heavy tax
on the goods. This prospect appeared to cause them no dismay
as profits were said to be extremely large in the sugar trade,
"'ost of the letters complained bitterly that if the export
gone, as all merchants then lived only for Abe n -export
Some suggested setting up business in Bombay instea^d^HTtfr the
most part they <p^e; red confident that the prohibition would
either be set aside, or evaded, in some fashion. very recent
interception states that though the export/pi ohibition on sugar
export by special permit and on payment of heavy duty. it is
gathered from the same interception that thousands of bars of
sugar are lyir,_ in the ' erchant T s _odowns and thousands of bags
a re on the wa y to Rubai.
cey _ . . na f - R ; in - The fol-Owii; c . _xt: cts from the
interceptions seen in the Bureau refer to panicky conditions in
Bahrain -
(i) . xtra ct froi a letter d ; t f ' 17-^- -^ f: o : ohd, Riddiq,
c/ P . . 0 - » ^ CQv-^td^Jyu^ Be ^ . 1 ., i . bdu l I~: - g , . Fi -
"/ few days back the Government of Bahrain made an
announcement that Bahrain was in danger and warned
the people to _o and live in the gardens outside
the city. This announcement has caused great panic
among the people. Nany Indians a -e ready to leave
by the steamer "Barman" which is expected to £ rrive
here soon. ’ T ost of the Indian employees of the Oil
Companies are resigning their jobs and goin_ to
their native places".
(ii) /xtra.ct fi o-'. i lett • i; date'/ :./. e ^ .
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"The Government of Bahrain have issued a circular
t....at this place (Bahrain) is now in the War zone.
Those who wish to leave this place should do so
now. There is c danger of air raids. People
should go and live in the gardens etc. /bout
15-20 employees of the Company have resigned.
people are sending away their families on
the steamer-' that is due to sail on the 22nd.

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The file comprises: 1) copies of extracts, or complete copies of, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Trade War Bureau reports, numbered 29 to 37, and issued weekly and dated between 15 August 1942 and 2 November 1942; 2) copies of correspondence concerning the re-export trade from the Arab Coast, chiefly from Dubai to Persia [Iran] and other countries.

The Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Trade War Bureau reports are arranged by country (Persia, Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait, Dubai) and by subject or commodity (sugar, tea, cotton, etc.). They contain extracts and intelligence gleaned from intercepted mail and telegraphic correspondence, chiefly from merchants but also from newspapers and other organisations, and report on a range of subject matter related to trade, including: suspected or known cases of smuggling, fictitious orders used to increase quotas, and the re-export trade from Dubai. Some of the reports contain intelligence relating to wartime developments in Europe, which is struck through in red or blue pencil. The final report in the file (ff 76-87) contains statistical tables showing trade in various commodities between India and the key ports of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

Correspondence related to the re-export trade from Dubai chiefly takes place 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior), the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield), and the 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. Agent at Sharjah (Khan Sahib Saiyid ‘Abd al-Razzaq), and discusses the reasons behind the flourishing re-export trade from Dubai, methods of limiting the re-export trade, stock levels of sugar in the Gulf.

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1 file (95 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 92-93) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 95; 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. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-94; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Two previous foliation sequences, which are also circled, have been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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