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‘File 28/42 Persian Gulf War Trade Bureau Reports’ [‎77r] (153/194)

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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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PERSIAN GUL F WAR TRADE BURE AU
REPOR T NQ.37
, •• PART I - STATIGTICAl/PORTION
In continuation^of Part I of Reports 1 and 16, Statistics v
relating to trade with the Persian Oulf countries from 1937-38
onwards as far as available in the -Bureau are.shown in a consoli
dated fvr/oYn in Schedules A to G annexed to- this report. Although
owing to the fact that there are considerable re-exports from
the minor Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. countries to Persia and Irao, the figures
furnished do ( not always represent correctly the total imports into
the various importing countries from India and the other exporting
countries- for which statistics have been given,it is felt that
their consolidation may be of some value for reference purposes.
As an lUustration, the'Persian Trade Accounts for 1939-40 show
17c,oo6 lbs. Of.coffee as having been imported from India whereas
we Indian statistics show that exports of coflee in that year to
Persia ware of the order of 1,120 lbs only. The.Indian trade accounts,
however, shTO large exports.of this commodity to Bahrain and the
Ooher Native States in Arabia and it is more than likely that
yhere were considerable re-exports from these places to" Persia,
trus swelling the Persian figure of imports and accounting for
the considerable divergence between the Indiah export figure
ana the Persian import figure. The value of the statist!dal tables
appended to this repart is much impaired by such factors and they
must, therefore, be interpreted with considerable caution, for
Lhis reason no attempt has been made at an exhaustive analysis of
these statisticsinthe.Qb^rvations that fo 1 low.
^* As regards. Jchedule A of exports by sea from India to the Persian
• R rinci P ai v ^ ich recorded: on- the - whole so n advanc
m 1941-42 as compared with the previous four years are noted below:-
Gommodit.y Countries to which exports Remarks
sh ov^ed ad v ances __ •
police » All Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. countries Probably due to cessa-
except Iraq, , rtion of imports from
- the .N.E.Io
cotton piece- All Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. countries. Due to the cutting off
S° ods of other sources of
supply.
Jute manufactures Iraq
(canvas, gunny
cloth and. rope
and twine)
Lyrobalans Persia
Oilseeds - Irao.
non essential
Silk manufac
tures
Spices
Sugar
Muscat Territory and
Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. . .
Persia and Iraq,
Bahrain,.Muscat Territory
and Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and Other
Native States in Arabia.
Probably also to Persia
& Iraq out figures for .
these countries are not
available-due to cutting
off of supplies from
the N.E.IV

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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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