"ملف 29/21 - III الإمدادات الغذائية الأرز" [و‎‎١‎١‎٥] (٧٢٠/٢٢٩)

Minutes of a Meeting of the Food Control Cormittee held
at the Adviserate on Thursday, October 28th, 1948, at lO.a.nu
H.E.Shaikh Abdullah ‘br?
follovvinr nemhers were also present
Isa al Khalifah presided, and the
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C.B.E Adviser to the Government,
Food Controller,
bin ilChamed al Khalifeh.
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Mr. G. W. R. Smfeh,
Shaildi Ebrah
HaKhalil bi
Ha j JVbdulrehman Abdulrmhab Zayani
Haj .Khalil bin Ibrahim aBloaye.dh •
Haj Jibdvl Habi Busheri.
Haj.Mohsin al Tajir.
•Ahmed a,l Taweel.
Mr.Mohamod Saleh Shatter.
Mr.Ibrahm alKhalfan#
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The Food Controller drew the attention of the meeting to the
high prices being demanded and paid for meat at present, which he explained
was due to there being no barter- in orther words, the price of sugar in
Bahrain was the same as prevailing in Persia, between Rs 80/90 per bag#
In order to bring the price of meat down, it wp.s therefore
necessary to.give some inducement and profit to the importers, so that once
again the sale price to butchers and public could be controlled# To do this
the Government proposed purchasing the whole of the 1949 sugar quota, utilising
the barter portion for sale at reduced prices to importers of live stock#
The profit made on the resale in Persia of the sugar would
the importer of live stock to sell at reduced prices to the butchers -
two members of the Food Control Committee would in fact value the animals,
the butchers in turn would then retail to the public at prices fixed by the
Government.
It was also hoped to utilise barter sugar to encourage the
import of Busrah dates#
The meeting agreed to the Government's proposals.
The next item discussed ms the shortage of fish- and
after a general discussion as to the reasons why, it was decided that the
Food Controller should have a meeting with representatives of this industry
and trv and work out means whereby, with Government help, the quantities of
fish brought to the fish markets in Mamamah and Maharaq be substantially
increased. # , ,
The Food Controller next informed the meeting that at present
the local market was overstocked with Piecegoods, and in order to help im
porters release stocks, the Government proposed to dis-continue cloth rationing
Indian quota piecegoods would remain price controlled in the same manner as
for piecegoods imported from the TJ.K., U.S.A., China etc., but could be sold
freely to retailers, who in turn could sell freely to r -he general
public# Indian quota piece goods could not however be exported frcm Bahrain#
To this the meeting agreed unanimously.
To: H.B.M’s Political Agent, ^ahrair,
for information.