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'14/201 II, TRUCIAL COAST MISCELLANEOUS, B 57' [‎37r] (81/417)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (205 folios). It was created in 5 Aug 1935-28 Apr 1941. 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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M/
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ecses ex sailing boat Ffthul EahaKn, naMiude 'TJthLxr.
k,
- ' " • Rabl al Av v aL •: 55 (i.e. 1
1
and tnat I co'idd inspect them if I hed doubt f.bout their
arrival. I told him that I had no authority to endorse
tae certificate or to inspect the goods. From the
Ciiq'.'iries -.c.ce by me, I hcve come to know that the goods
verc nxeant ior smg^ling into Karachi, but owing to %e
strict supervision at Karachi-they could not be smuggled inti
1 J ^■ ■ ac -*--■7 v • r: brought ; k. landed at Dubai instead
of /bu Dhabi, for -which port the goods, according to the
shipping documents, were consigned.
<• As tne Custo .is autliotities on the Truci: 1 Coast
lave been taught to give false certificates, it would be
dii icuilt to xsjii rely on them or to give an endorsement
on the face o;" such certificates, I do not also think
that it i o.-ld be advisable for me to inspect the goods as
this act \ ould mean in interference in the internal affairs
of the Shaikhs concerned and is likely to creat a bad feel
ing. In order to avoid complications on the Truci; 1
Coast, I think it -o id be better if (as the Iraq Govern
ment have treated Kuwait) no transhipped or ex-bond goods
tmx from India are allowed for the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .

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This file is a collection of correspondence between British officials in Bahrain, Bushire, Karachi, and Muscat. It covers the following topics:

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1 volume (205 folios)
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The contents page lists the the topics covered in alpahabetical order although the entries are grouped into different parts of the volume.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence in use consists of a circled number located in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. There is also a former system of foliation comprising of uncircled number.

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