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71. IOR/R/15/2/957

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/957
Title:
File No. 263 Government of India - Tariff of Schedule. (India)
Scope & Content:
The file comprises copies of the Tariff Schedules produced by the Commercial Intelligence Department, India for January to December 1924, and January to December 1925. The schedules show the rates of Customs duties levied on goods imported into, and exported from British India from January 1924...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923-1925
Extent:
1 file (30 folios)

72. IOR/R/15/2/1375

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1375
Title:
‘File 12/7 I Shipping. Arrival of Sailing Crafts at Qatar and other places with Cargo.’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to the shipment and transhipment of cargo on local vessels (frequently referred to as country craft) from Karachi to Qatar (spelt in various ways, including Kattar, Gutter, Quatar) and, to a lesser extent, other ports on the Arab coast of the Persian Gu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
13 Jan 1932-1 Jun 1937
Extent:
1 file (296 folios)

73. IOR/R/15/2/1376

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1376
Title:
‘File 12/7 II Arrival of country craft from India’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to the shipment and transhipment of cargo (chiefly rice, sugar, spices, piece goods) from India (Karachi) to the ports of the Persian Gulf, chiefly Dubai, Katar [Qatar, also spelt Gutter, Quatter in the file] and Bahrain. The file is a direct chronologi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
23 Feb 1924-4 Nov 1944
Extent:
1 file (498 folios)

74. IOR/R/15/2/1377

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1377
Title:
‘File 12/7 Vol. III Arrival of Country-Craft from India with cargoes for Bahrain, Trucial Coast and Qatar – Verification of Export Manifests –’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence relating to the shipment and transhipment of cargo from India (chiefly Karachi but also Veraval) to the ports of the Persian Gulf, principally Dubai, Sharjah, Qatar (often spelt Quattar) and Bahrain. The file is a direct chronological continuation of ‘File 12/7 ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
Oct 1944-30 Oct 1946
Extent:
1 file (198 folios)

75. IOR/R/15/2/1378

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1378
Title:
‘File 12/8 Shipping.– Correspondence re. Arrival of ships of foreign nationalities in Bahrain and questions relating to freight and cargo brought by them.’
Scope & Content:
The file comprises correspondence received by the Political Agency relating to the arrival and departure of foreign vessels at Bahrain. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Bahrain shipping agent Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo [Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kānū]; representatives of the Government of Bahrain; ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Apr 1933-18 Sep 1948
Extent:
1 file (54 folios)

76. IOR/R/15/2/1539

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1539
Title:
‘File 16/34-II Letters of guarantee. Issue of:–’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the principal shipping agents at Bahrain: the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation Limited, and Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited. The correspondence is routine, and relates to the exchange of bills of lading and redemption of let...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
31 Jan 1935-11 Dec 1939
Extent:
1 file (110 folios)

77. IOR/R/15/2/1587

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1587
Title:
‘File No. 16/77 Fisheries – Reports etc’
Scope & Content:
Correspondence relating to the fishing industry in the Persian Gulf, and discussions regarding the industry’s expansion using modern technologies such as trawlers and refrigerated storage. The file includes: requests from the British Government (Foreign Office and Ministry of Agriculture and Fis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Nov 1948-30 May 1950
Extent:
1 file (70 folios)

78. IOR/R/15/2/1781

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1781
Title:
File 36/37 I Import of Vegetable Ghee and Oil from India
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence related to the importation of vegetable ghee and cooking oil from India to the Gulf, primarily Bahrain. Specifically, the correspondence concerns the impact of a ghee shortage in India and the import quotas that were allocated to merchants operating in the Gulf....
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
Arabic and English
Date Range:
20 May 1943-13 Dec 1945
Extent:
1 file (196 folios)

79. IOR/R/15/2/1783

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1783
Title:
File 36/39 II Programmes from U.K.
Scope & Content:
This file contains correspondence, primarily between the Political Agency and the Customs Administration in Bahrain, regarding the allocation of shipping space to merchants in the country for the importation of goods from the United Kingdom to the Gulf (largely into Bahrain, but also Kuwait and ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Oct 1944-28 Mar 1946
Extent:
1 file (99 folios)

80. IOR/R/15/2/1784

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/2/1784
Title:
File 36/43 Applications for Assistance to Export Piece Goods from U.K. & U.S.A.
Scope & Content:
This file contains short letters and telegrams from a number of merchants active in Bahrain requesting permission and assistance from the Political Agency to import goods from the United Kingdom and the United States. The goods mentioned are predominantly clothing, underwear and woollens. A la...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Aug 1943-5 Mar 1945
Extent:
1 file (381 folios)