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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/R Name Government of India, Commerce Department, 1872-1947

1. IOR/R/15/2/768

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/768
Title:
File 29/18 II Tea and coffee: Bahrain, Eastern Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Scope & Content:
This is a correspondence file about the operation and impact of the quota system and export licensing restrictions that were imposed by the Government of India, on the supply of Indian tea (and to a lesser extent the supply of coffee) to Bahrain and also to Eastern Saudi Arabia and Qatar, during...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic, English, and Persian
Date Range:
28 Mar 1944-24 Mar 1946
Extent:
1 file (223 folios)

2. IOR/R/15/2/790

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/790
Title:
‘File 29/30 Civil requirements: miscellaneous items from India (pepper, spices, etc)’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence about the supply of various essential commodities from India, by sea from Bombay and Karachi to Bahrain and the Trucial Coast ports of Dubai and Sharjah for local consumption, during the Second World War (1939-1945). Several commodities are mentioned including spi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
9 Sep 1943-25 Oct 1945
Extent:
1 file (240 folios)

3. IOR/R/15/2/792

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/792
Title:
File 29/31 Matches from India for Bahrain, Trucial Coast & Qatar
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence about the supply of matches from India to Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial Coast shaikhdoms, for local consumption, under Government of India export licensing controls and import quotas imposed during and after the Second World War (1939-1945), when matches and oth...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Dec 1943-11 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (54 folios)

4. IOR/R/15/2/1774

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1774
Title:
File 36/1 (a) Government of India Notifications restricting export of certain commodities from India
Scope & Content:
This file contains copies of notifications from the Government of India's Department of Commerce regarding wartime export restrictions and related correspondence. The notifications were forwarded to the Political Residency in Bushire and the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat. The...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
28 Nov 1939-31 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (379 folios)

5. IOR/R/15/6/326

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/6/326
Title:
File 9/7 Shipping, Naval & Marine: Muscat Lighthouse and Leading Light
Scope & Content:
Correspondence concerning the maintenance and improvement of the lighthouse and other lighting at Muscat. The papers deal with a number of matters, including: a proposal to charge a levy on all shipping in the Gulf for the use of lighting and buoying; requests for replacement parts for lighting ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1923-23 Oct 1935
Extent:
1 file (52 folios)