‘File 29/24 COFFEE FOR BAHRAIN AND EAST SAUDI ARABIA’

Content

The file begins with a letter in 1944 from the Under Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department, New Delhi 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. , refusing the latter’s request for an increase in the amount of coffee made available for export from India to Bahrain, due to heavy internal demand. The request had been made as a result of discussions by merchants in Bahrain about an increase in Saudi Arabia’s coffee quota. Most of the remaining correspondence dates from 1945 and concerns the refusal of the Iranian Customs authorities to permit an Aden merchant to reship coffee consignments originally landed at Bushire, to Bahrain, Basra or back to Aden, to avoid financial loss. The file also includes a list of the names and addresses of Bahrain importers of Indian coffee and spices, compiled by the Bahrain Customs, in response to a request from an Indian exporter. The file ends with 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. , Bahrain to the branch manager of the Imperial Bank of Iran, Bahrain, authorising the opening of foreign exchange credit facilities in favour of a Singapore exporter who had agreed the sale and shipment of a consignment of coffee to a Bahrain merchant.

Extent and format

1 file (31 folios)

Arrangement

Files papers are arranged chronologically.

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 33; 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 2-29; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/784

Former external reference(s)

Confidential Series: 29/24

History of this record

Date(s)

29 May 1944-8 Dec 1947 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

CoffeeFood controlExportsImportsShipping

Places

Bushire

People & organisations

Political Resident, Persian GulfGovernor of BushireDirector of Customs, Bushire

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