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‘File 28/42 Persian Gulf War Trade Bureau Reports’ [‎72r] (143/194)

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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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He had gents nickel watches, which were.of good Quality. He
demanded Rivals.900/- for each, I offered to purchase a doz.
at Riyals 700/- each (i.e, Riyals 8400/- in all for a doz.).
He said that he would consult his master. Let me see what he
says today. He further said that he had 6 doz. ladies gold '
watches of 14 and_18 carats which he. would bring after a couple
of weeks. I replied that he might bring them and that I was
prepared to strike a bargain. They are disposing of the goods
appropriated -by them from, shops during the loot at Basrah and
Baghdad."
B. IRA r .
1 . Transi t__tr adgl.thro ugh Ira q - _No useful information relating
to transit trade through Iraq is available-from interceptions seen
in the Bureau during the period under review.
2 . h-iscellaneo us -
(a) Leather -'Some quantities of greased buffalo sole leather,
suedes and glace kids were despatched from.Bombay for (i) E.D.Dabby
and N.H. Said & Go., Baghdad and (if) Ezra Id. Hakkak & Sons,Baghdad,
probably in the first week- of October 1942.
(i) Mozamb iq ue s uga r for Basrah and Kar achi
dated 6,10.1942 to Kaji Jethabhai G-okal, Basrah, Haji ,
- In a letter
w . -- — , —, , Jethabhai
Lokal, Karachi, enclosed'an airgraph addressed to them by someone in
London which contained the following paragraph
"gb have recently heard that there is 'business to be done in
Mozambique^sugar for Basra. The quality is similar to Java
TM.0. or 25 Dutch standard, and if you are interested I would
be pleased to have your enquiry and against same would quote
you G.I.F. Basra (if of interest for Karachi would quote you
for that port also).”
^ . (ii) Sugar f or Basrah via Dubai and Mo h ammarah - The
folipwing is an extract from a letter dated 7.10.1942 from R.N.
Suleiman, Basrah, to Mohamed Albahar, G/o Rashid Abdul Cthaio&n*Bombay
"Received your cable informing us' that you have purchased 1000
bags of sugar to be shipped to Dubai in' this week and further
, you have asked us for our advice about the shipment of the same
to Llohammarah by country craft in partnership with Rashid
Abdulghafoor. v/e remitted to you fe.50,000/- immediately and
cabled you to ship the same to Mohammarah via Dubai, be exnect
the shipment to be over by this week.”
( G ) Ie^_for_Ir _aq via Duba i - Transhipment of tea from Dubai to
Basrah seems to be still' continuing. In "this connection the follow-
ing telegram dated 12.10.1942 from Reuben Suleiman, Basrah, to Bahar,
G/o Rashid Abdul ULcJqor,-B-ombay, is off,Interest:-
"Tea.accepted cable billlading Dubai arrange immediate reshipment
Dubai to Basrah remitting after holidays.”"
/ d) Yarn - ey as f ^n_pf... exp o r t trade con tr o 1 by using coun t ry
craits ? - In a letter dated 30.9.1942 addressed to Textile Stores &
Machinery Gorpn., Ahmedabad, H. Salem, Khan Dalla El Kabir No.19,
Baghdad:, stated as follows:- • '
"The difficulty ypu^might have experienced in trying to obtain
licence (for yarn) is appreciated" and it would have been neces
sary to be aware o^this fact before offering. Anyhow, the

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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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