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'IRAQ AND THE PERSIAN GULF' [310v] (623/862)
The record is made up of 1 volume (430 folios). It was created in 1944. 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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482 CURRENCY, FINANCE, COMMERCE, AND OIL
point above which it could not go without diminishing returns. The
only natural source of wealth, apart from agriculture, is from the oil
deposits, and the royalties derived from these were at first used to
meet current expenditure, though since about 1935 have been mostly
available for capital purposes (p. 498).
Ordinary Revenue and Expenditure under Main Heads
(figures in Iraqi dinars)
Revenue
Expenditure
Main head
193SI9
I 939 l 4 <>
Main head
1938I9
1939140
Winter and summer
Pensions
185,772
237,322
crops
408,721
419,131
Repatriation and pen-
Vegetables and fruits .
87,836
98,325
sions of foreign officials
13,161
16,777
Palm trees .
70,623
78,038
Civil list
58,058
53,104
Tobacco and other pro-
Parliament .
41,738
69,317
duce
33 , 36 s
56,273
Comptroller and Audi-
Rents and tolls .
71,687
45,325
tor-General
8,668
8,690
Animals
251,485
I 90 , 2 Q 2
Office of the Council of
Property and radio taxes
132,177
155,697
Ministers .
5,432
4,649
Income tax
315,977
370,013
Special services .
15,980
23,406
Stamp duties
149,833
145,970
Ministry of Foreign Af-
Pension contributions .
114,195
128,138
fairs
79,153
92,272
Oil shares (ex royalties)
83,407
73,540
Ministry of Finance
327,664
306,270
Land and property sales
11,680
13,037
Charitable grants and
Repayment of agricul-
miscellaneous expendi-
tural loans, interest,
ture ....
18,114
18,182
and miscellaneous
59,617
95,128
Customs and excise
184,979
198,543
Import dues
2 , 573,494
2,578,120
Ministry of Interior
432,109
425,656
Export dues
10,067
11,360
Prisons
63,807
67,824
Transit dues
3,446
1,815
Police
674,575
685,950
Excise (alcohol) .
114,257
113,902
Ministries of Social Af-
Excise (salt)
36,768
38,374
fairs and Economics .
30,859
Excise (tobacco) .
272,585
313,426
Public Health
357,999
362,323
Excise (motor spirit) .
204,541
262,084
Ministry of Defence
1,620,030
1,969,167
Emergency tax .
29,056
Ministry of Justice and
Miscellaneous, customs,
Law Courts
149,738
148,240
and excise
47,162
39,507
Tapu Dept, and Land
Posts and telegraphs .
285,404
338,349
Settlement Dept.
39,299
71,899
Court dues and fines .
99,680
100,950
Ministry of Education .
718,100
828,465
Tapu fees .
77 ,in
82,245
Ministry of Communica-
Departmental receipts .
281,729
308,759
tions and Public Works
22,942
17,381
Minerals
4,192
6,199
Public Works and Stores
181,404
209,069
Posts and telegraphs
204,856
227,969
Surveys
47,405
52,604
Agricultural and Veteri-
nary Services
96,267
117,711
Irrigation .
123,489
125,499
Total Revenue
5,801,039
6,093,053
Total Expenditure .
5 , 670,738
6,369,148
Revenue
The principal sources of revenue are oil royalties, customs duties,
excise, agricultural and other produce, and income tax. Oil royalties
are now treated separately (p. 483).
Customs Duties. The most important item of ordinary revenue is
the customs duties, but some of these duties are evaded because of
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The volume is titled Iraq and the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (London: Naval Intelligence Division, 1944).
The report contains preliminary remarks by the Director of Naval Intelligence, 1942 (John Henry Godfrey) and the Director of Naval Intelligence, 1944 (E G N Rushbrook).
There then follows thirteen chapters:
- I. Introduction.
- II. Geology and description of the land.
- III. Coasts of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
- IV. Climate, vegetation and fauna.
- V. History.
- VI. People.
- VII. Distribution of the people.
- VIII. Administration and public life.
- IX. Public health and disease.
- X. Irrigation, agriculture, and minor industry.
- XI. Currency, finance, commerce and oil.
- XII. Ports and inland towns.
- XIII. Communications.
- Appendices: stratigraphy; meteorological tables; ten historical sites, chronological table; weights and measures; authorship, authorities and maps.
There follows a section listing 105 text figures and maps and a section listing over 200 illustrations.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (430 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is divided into a number of chapters, sub-sections whose arrangement is detailed in the contents section (folios 7-13) which includes a section on text-figures and maps, and list of illustrations. The volume consists of front matter pages (xviii), and then a further 682 pages in the original pagination system.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 430; 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.
Pagination: the file also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- 'IRAQ AND THE PERSIAN GULF'
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