'الملف 10/16 تشريع لمنع استيراد وبيع المنتجات الأجنبية المقلدة من التصميمات البريطانية في البحرين' [و‎ب‎‎١] (٧٤/٣)

Translation of letter dated 6th April 1940 from J.S.Khedouri to
the Political Agent, Bahrain,
A.G.
With reference to the imitation of Manchester fabrics by some
Bahrain merchants which i brought to your notice in January 1939.
These activities have increased very much especially through i 'ir
Dawood Ruben who imports through iuhamad Sfeyyeb Khunji and others.
I received an intimation dated 23rd August 1939 from M essrs fusuf
Moshi Shasha of Manchester that action will be taken through the
Department of Overseas Trade to put a stop to the xisiiXtaoxous ox
Mir Uawood Ruben but nothing as yet has been done and on the
contrary the above mentioned person'is trying by every manner and
by any way to get samples of British goods to forward to Japan
for imitation.
At present I want to order from England £.1000 to £.1500
worth of .English Voiles which are in great U. 0 i-i cx i.1 d by the people
of Bahrain and fl'ejd but I cannot venture to do so for fear that
it may have been imitated in Japan. I would like to discuss this
matter with you so that I may be encouraged by you and at the
same time to ask your help by introducing - a law which will
guarantee (the rights of) a certain design of cotton fabric at
Bahrain to a certain person who pay* a fixed fee as such
registrations are made in England and other European countries,
gy oh is means j 1 bniiiK, they will be unable to imitate the design
and i then can order my requirements regularly, otherwise after
one year s time I do not think that even 25 of Voiles and other
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cotton fabrics will be imported from England and for this we will j
be very sorry because we would like to sacrifice all our
possessions xataiixK for Great Britain for the humanitarian
services it renders to the world and especially to the Jewish
people. 6rc.il discussions with anyone whom vou may direct me
might lead to finding a way for stopping these imitations.
U. E.