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IOR/R/15/2/342-387
- Record Id:
- 038-000228614
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000061.0x0000a7
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/342-387
- Title:
- File 9 Trade and Commerce
- Scope & Content:
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The forty-six volumes and files forming the 'Trade and Commerce' subject files were produced by the Confidential Office at the Political Agency in Bahrain.
Most of the files and volumes date from 1928-1950.
The 'Trade and Commerce' subject files mainly contain correspondence between the Political Resident at Bushire, the Political Agent at Bahrain, other British authorities, the Advisor to the Government at Bahrain, the Eastern Bank Limited and local rulers.
The topics covered include:
- imports and exports of rice, tea, silk, cotton, oils and minerals and other goods;
- banking;
- exchange rates;
- freight services;
- fishing industry.
The 'Trade and Commerce' subject files contain maps of the Gulf shores, Kuwait, Iraq and Palestine. A number of documents are in Arabic, mostly with English translation.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000228401
038-000228614 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/139-916 : Bahrain Agency, Confidential Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/342-387 : File 9 Trade and Commerce - Contains:
- IOR/R/15/2/342 : File 9/1 Confidential correspondence regarding Bahrain food supplies
IOR/R/15/2/343 : File 9/2 Pearling
IOR/R/15/2/344 : File 9/3 Indian business interests in Bahrain and the Gulf
IOR/R/15/2/345 : File 9/4 Complaints of M/s Khunji against M/s Shasha of Manchester on account of defective goods supplied.
IOR/R/15/2/346 : File 9/5 Traffic in cultured pearls on Trucial Coast
IOR/R/15/2/347 : File 9/6 Muscat date trade
IOR/R/15/2/348 : File 9/7 Report on Trade Conditions in Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2/349 : File 9/8 Japanese trade activities in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2/350 : File 9/9 Trade enquiries and statistics
IOR/R/15/2/351 : File 9/10 Smuggling (gold, tea, etc.) between the Gulf and India
IOR/R/15/2/352 : File 9/10 II Export of silver and gold
IOR/R/15/2/353 : File 9/10 Export of gold and silver from Bahrain (Routine)
IOR/R/15/2/354 : File 9/10 II Export of gold and silver from Bahrain "Routine"
IOR/R/15/2/355 : File 9/10 Currency: export of gold and silver
IOR/R/15/2/356 : File 9/10 IV Export of gold and silver from Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/357 : File 9/10 A export of gold and silver from Bahrain; weekly statements submitted by bullion brokers
IOR/R/15/2/358 : File 9/10 A II Exports of gold and silver from Bahrain - Weekly statements submitted by bullion brokers
IOR/R/15/2/359 : File 9/11 Smuggling of Arms
IOR/R/15/2/360 : File 9/12 Gray, Mackenzie & Co Ltd: affairs and activities in Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/361 : File 9/13 Kuwait/Haifa, Kuwait/Riyadh motor route
IOR/R/15/2/362 : File 9/14 Visit of Danish Fishing Vessel to Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2/363 : File 9/15 German trade activities in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2/364 : File 9/16 Eastern Bank Ltd, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/365 : File 9/17 Bahrain General Merchants' Association
IOR/R/15/2/366 : File 9/21 Lighterage cargo statistics
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- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0003]/037-000228401[0010]/038-000228614
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- SubSubSeries
- Extent:
- 46 files and volumes (4028 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1928
- End Date:
- 1950
- Date Range:
- 1928-1950
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Former External References:
- Confidential files: 9
- Arrangement:
- The 'Trade and Commerce' subject files are based on a subject file system, with 'Trade and Commerce' being allocated to File 9, followed by an oblique stroke and a file number for every successive file opened on the subject, from 9/1 to 9/49; these can be followed by a part number, for example 9/23 I. There are gaps in the sequence.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, 1926-1957
Eastern Bank Limited, 1909-1971 - Subjects:
- International trade
Trade (practice)