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‘File 28/34-II War emergency legislation’ [199r] (399/428)
The record is made up of 1 file (212 folios). It was created in 5 Sep 1939-9 Jun 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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When I discussed the new Draft Orders for the control
of exports from Bahrain and for the control of prices with
you on the 26 th November, 194-35 y° v - rnade a certain suggestion
the export should be prohibited. This suggestion has been
incorporated in the new Order. Regarding the Order for the
control of prices, you asked the following questions:
(1) What are the views of imnorters on the profits
allowed to them?
(2) Why is there such a large discrepancy between the
profits allowed to wholesale importers and those allowed
to'retailers (5%)?
I have since made certain inquiries on the points
raised by you and I shall deal with your questions serially:
(1) Mr .Tikamdas, of D.I.& Sons, said that he was satisfied
with a profit of 15% on his imports of food by co-rntry craft
and with one of 10$ on imports by steamer. He stated that the
market did not, in fact, always allow him to make 15% on the
goods which he imported; and at times when he was anxious to
turn over his money quickly he was in the habit of accepting
a smaller profit, ^e added, however, that the big leakages
alone from shipments of ghee and edible oils amounted to 15%>
up to the time of arrival in Bahrain and that he considered
a larger profit on such commodities to be equitable.
£b , Haji Abdul Aziz Ali Bassan stated that, in view of
the large risk which merchants importing by country craft
took, he considered that a profit of 15% was inadequate. He
went on to say that insurance companies did not quote risks
for cargoes shipped in country craft. He stated that the
condition of the market sometimes offered a profit of up to
40$.
A / t Ahmad Fakhroo considered that 15$ was a very inadequate
profit when it was necessary to lay money out for 6 months for
each transaction. He stated that he was able to cover his
goods with insurance from Basrah and that he added the cost of
insurance to his invoice price and calculated his 15% profit
on the price plus insurance.
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The file contains correspondence relating to, and copies of the various orders, regulations and notices, issued under the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. States (Emergency) Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1939. The file’s principal correspondents are the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior); the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield; Major Tom Hickinbotham; Cornelius James Pelly; Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway).
The file includes:
- ordinances and amendments to the existing defence regulations and judicial procedures, enabling capital punishment, ‘rigorous imprisonment’ or whipping to be used as forms as punishment for theft or looting in the event of damage to property as a result of enemy action, including air raids, and the transfer of such judicial decisions from the Government of India to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (ff 3-46);
- a letter from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain, to the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, dated 2 December 1943, enclosing a number of drafts to replace existing orders, ordinances and notifications relating to: Order No. 13 (controls on goods exported from Bahrain, ff 50a-50); Order No. 14 (price control orders for rationed and unrationed foodstuffs, piece goods, with schedules of the goods covered, ff 52-56); Notification No. 15 (trading with enemy regulations, f 57); Order No. 14 (export controls on currencies and gold bullion, f 58); Order No. 17 (postal censorship and restrictions, f 59);
- copies of orders for 1944: Order No. 1 (export controls, ff 61-66); Order No. 2 (price control orders for rationed and unrationed foodstuffs, piece goods, with schedules of the goods covered, ff 63-68); Order No. 3 (trading with enemy regulations, f 69); Order No. 4 (export controls on currencies and gold bullion, f 70); Order No. 5 (postal censorship and restrictions, ff 71-72); a copy of Order No. 1 of Hijri year 1363 (equivalent to 1944), issued by the Government of Bahrain (ff 75-82, and in large format at f 85), relating to price control orders and closely based on Order No. 2 of 1944 (ff 63-68);
- numerous orders issued by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in 1944 for the appointment of nominated Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) employees as Special Police Officers at the BAPCO refinery (between ff 86-130), and, in January 1945, the announcement of the cessation of the appointment of certain nominated officers (ff 140-142);
- printed copies of orders and notices: the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, 1939 (ff 146-151); Chapter 10 of the Supplies and Services (Transitional Powers) Act, 1945 (ff 152-155); Order No. 255 of 1946 Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Colonies &c (ff 156-157); the Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Act, 1946 (ff 158-170);
- correspondence dated 1943 onwards relating to the review and repeal of various orders and regulations (ff 97-99, ff 144-145, ff 171-174);
- copies of orders for 1947: Order No. 1 of 1947 (the maintenance of supplies and services, ff 177-178, f 187); Order No. 7 of 1947 (price control orders for rationed and unrationed foodstuffs, piece goods, with schedules of the goods covered, ff 180-185).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (212 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 194-212) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 2; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Two additional mixed foliation/pagination sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-185 and in the file notes between ff 194-212; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Foliation anomaly: f 50 a, f 50.
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- Title
- ‘File 28/34-II War emergency legislation’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 12r:16v, 27r:28v, 31r:31v, 35r:37v, 39r:42v, 46r:49v, 51r:51v, 60r:60v, 83r:84v, 87r:95v, 101r:103v, 108r:109v, 111r:111v, 115r:116v, 118r:119v, 121r:121v, 124r:124v, 126r:127v, 129r:130v, 134r:137v, 141r:141v, 144r:145v, 171r:176v, 179r:179v, 186r:186v, 188r:191v, 194r:212v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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