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'Matrah - Proposal to make it Port of Call for B.I. steamers instead of Muscat' [9r] (30/56)
The record is made up of 1 volume (21 folios). It was created in 22 Feb 1926-8 Jun 1926. 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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Bu^ai ^ IChasalD.
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a£ regards tie proposed port of Khasal) I have
a t> 1 -il - o onscience a "bout) uiiis as "the I r on, poliljical
Besiden c ro - anc.. asked me to make a point of visitinr it
to exylcre itr possiDilities (l) as a port, (ll) as a hill
. d oatioii. Ti is I have not done though 1 hope to do so as soon
as an opportunity offers. . ithout first hand knowledge of
Dubai 1 fancy its trade conveniently divides itself up under
these heads.
(l) its natural Exports and Imports for self
consumption,
(ill its trade as a gateway to Najd and the
Dhaliirah i.e. the Interior,
(ill) its Persian Entrepot trade.
The proposal of making Khasah a port would as regard
(1)
leave it unassailable.
(ll) rr, ills rerarks are prohahiy reasonable
(ill) This I "believe is most of it illicit,
thriving on the Evasion of Persian
Custom; Imposts. |'^ v < vv ^/ va (
111
auscat & Hatrah.
At the outset I am at variance with
Tr. " ills Then he claims that the change froir Muscat to
ITatrah would develop trade.What fresh resources are there
which we do not already tap? There is no port within hundreds
of miles of Muscat which can he regarded as a rival and
w
M scat at present taps all the coastal area south of Suwaiq*.
and its hinterland almost exclusively so far as the B.I.
Company is concerned. North of this^she cannot compete with
Dubai for very good economic reasons already referred to«
Comparison of Muscat, and Duhai port figures as given "by
nr. mils shows a cost of Fs 1.13 per "bag at Muscat a-
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Correspondence discusses the merits of developing the port at Matrah [Muţraḩ] as a port of call for British India steamers as opposed to Muscat. Correspondence notes that the British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. wished to move trade away from Dubai; the development of Khasab was considered and the lowering of re-export duty in Muscat is also discussed.
A memorandum from Charles Wills of the Mesopotamia-Persia Corporation to Captain Stuart Horner, Secretary 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. , sets out the case for the development of Matrah. A letter from Cyril Johnson Barrett, 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. , Muscat to Bernard Stuart Horner, Secretary 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. , explains the winds and other advantages of Matrah to Muscat. A letter from Bertram Thomas, Financial Adviser to Major Cyril Johnson Barrett, 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. , Muscat, argues against the move. The correspondence notes that the proposal was dropped for the time being.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the title page and terminates at the last folio; these numbers are written in pencil, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Foliation errors: 1, 1A and 1B.
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