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'File 36/43 B Import of Cotton and Woollen Piecegoods into Bahrain from U.K.' [5r] (9/394)
The record is made up of 1 file (197 folios). It was created in 3 Mar 1945-28 Sep 1950. It was written in English. 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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No. log* -36/43(a)
THE POLITICAL AG^TCY
PAH JAIN.
Tlio 19th Mnrch 1945.
To
The Director of Customs,
Pohrain.
imxxiATrxm
I have received three petitions from Mr.
/
J.E.Khodouri regarding the Import of Cotton Piece-
•A*
goods ^om the TTnited Pin^dwr* against our quota
for the first half 1945 of 45 tons under the
heading ’Necessary*.
2. It appears that without a Priority A import
licnesc and a Cotton Board Replacement Certificate
he is unable to secure his orders.
3. Have any other merchants importing Cotton
Piecogcods from the Hnited Kingdom had similar
difficulties because if so, it nay be possible *to
ask for replacement facilities in the United
Kingdom for Bahrain’s requirements which are not
being met in full by the Government of India and
which at the moment do not come under this procedure
for
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.
,Bahrain
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This file contains correspondence between merchants in Bahrain and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. regarding the importation of cotton and woollen piece goods into Bahrain from the United Kingdom, primarily from Manchester. In much of the correspondence, the merchants ask for shipping space and general assistance from the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. .
The file contains extensive office notes between folios 134-196.
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- 1 file (197 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 197; 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. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-128; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1786
- Title
- 'File 36/43 B Import of Cotton and Woollen Piecegoods into Bahrain from U.K.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:5v, 8r:8v, 11r:17v, 22r:23v, 28r:28v, 31r:31v, 34r:46v, 48r:48v, 50r:64v, 66r:71v, 73r:74v, 76r:84v, 88r:88v, 90r:90v, 92r:92v, 94r:97v, 99r:100v, 102r:102v, 104r:104v, 107r:107v, 109r:109v, 111r:111v, 113r:113v, 115r:115v, 117r:117v, 119r:119v, 121r:124v, 127r:131v, 134r:196v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence