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Coll 30/141 'Proposed development of the port of Ras Tannurah.' [‎4r] (7/155)

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The record is made up of 1 file (76 folios). It was created in 26 Sep 1936-18 May 1945. 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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Allotted to Political Department,
Copies Circulated *
PS C YPHER 0J£
OOPY OF
TELEGRAM -
From 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. to
Govt*of India and repeated by the former to
Secretary of State for Indiao
Dated ' Riahar, 14o00 hours, ’Tth July, 1940,
Received 10,50 hours, T^h July, 1940c
IMPORTANT,.
XXX
507c Your telegram No*2337 of July 3rd. Diversion of
trade for'lteudl-Arafcia to Ran Tanura, Following from Political
Agent Bahrain telegram No*219, dated July 6th ? is repeated for
information. Beg ins, This traffic should come to Bahrain for
the following reasons. (a) Wharf area at Has Tanura nil apart
from small oil Company^ pier. Company possesses only crane
available,, R^ad from landing point at and of headland unfit for
heavy traffic* (b) consequently greater part of cargoes shipped
to Has Tanura would have to be transhipped by dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. to other small
ports and Saudi inefficiency would cause un-ending delay in over
side delivery involving loss of time tostearners,
(Note* For similar reasons most (2 corrupt groups)
imports other ^than) Oil Company materials still go via Bahrein
instead of Ran Tanura in spite of re-export duty); (c). Judging
by the example of Gray Mackenzie negotiations Saudis would impede
Agents work at every turn; (d) On the other hand Bahrain can
handle 500 to 600 tons daily additional re-export cargo on Customs
Plan apart from (? over) side deliveries. Efficient handling
ex-steamers at Bahrain would facilitate rapid dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. transport to
0pair Qstif Jubail^ and Manifa thus preventing congestion and
facilitating onward transport; (e) we should not encourage
development of Ras Tanura as general port in war-time, since this
involves eventual loss of entire Bahrain transit trade.
3, In my view Bahrain should offer transit facilities for Saudi
trade at one per cent to cover costs. I should expect Sheikh to
agree. This should (? apply to) all Saudi trade whether existing
or additional.
4. I will make guarded enquiries regarding probable volume of
trade that can be carried by (? lorry) from Hasa Ports to Hejaz
and will telegraph again.
Apart from convenience* any competition with British Indian
Steam Navigation Company {? as far as) freight and passenger rates
is welcome.

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The file concerns the proposed development of the port of Ras Tanurah (also spelled Ras Tannurah) in Saudi Arabia to service the oil industry in Hasa. The British Government did not want to encourage the development of a Saudi Arabian port (folio 73), because of the adverse economic impact it would have on Bahrain (folio 63).

The papers include: a request from the Californian Arabian Standard Oil Company (CASOC) for an Admiralty survey of the coast of Arabia, including minutes of a meeting between the Admiralty, 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. , and the Company (folios 52-59); the conclusion of an agreement between the Government of Saudi Arabia and Gray Mackenzie & Company Limited to act as landing agents at Ras Tanurah, including correspondence from Sir Reader William Bullard, HM Minister, Jeddah; and consideration by the Government of India in 1940 whether trade with Saudi Arabia should be diverted to Ras Tanurah, with comments by 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 main date range of the papers is 1936-40; there is only one item of correspondence dated 1945.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (76 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 78; 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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