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Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R/15/2/946-962 Subject Customs policy

1. IOR/R/15/2/958

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/958
Title:
'Customs dues Bahrain'
Scope & Content:
The file discusses the decision by Shaikh Isa [ʻIsá ibn ʻAlī Āl Khalīfah] in April 1916 to raise the customs duty on the transhipment of goods through Bahrain, as wartime conditions had resulted in a difficult financial situation for Bahrain. This decision was prompted by a drop in the num...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 Jul 1916-13 Nov 1917
Extent:
1 file (36 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/959

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/959
Title:
Miscellaneous correspondence about trade: landing charges
Scope & Content:
The file discusses the work of Gray Paul and Company (James Angus Armour, Mirza Ismail, M E Fraser), shipping agents for the British India Steam Navigation Company at Bahrein [Bahrain] and their relationship with the import yard and customs at Bahrein (F T Maharaj, H U Bahtia). Matters discuss...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
22 Jul 1915-4 Jul 1917
Extent:
1 file (52 folios)