'File 36/28 Quotas of Motor Spare Parts Fixed for Bahrain and Trucial Coast' [‎54r] (107/585)

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AIR MAIL , ' ^ y. s ~ ^ 3 SECI^T .
Externa! Affairs Department,
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The mtz? March 1943.
D.O. NO. 1937-N/43 .
Supply of /notor vehicles and motor spare parts to
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Reference correspondence resting with your Express Letter
No. 199-79/208, dated 6 th February 1943.
2 * I am desired to say that since the issue of the
Government of India's Express Letter No.90l8(a)-N/42, dated
6 th January 1943, India's imports of motor vehicles and motor
spare parts from the united States of America and Canada have
been drastically reduced. The Government of India have
therefore been compelled to review the situation and they
have reached the conclusion that if a serious breakdown in
civil transport is to be avoided, exports of motor vehicles
and motor spare parts on the present scale must cease, so far
as motor vehicles are concerned^ it has been decided that only
second-hand motor cars may in future be exported and that
/ too in very small numbers indeed. I am to request that an
estimate of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. requirements for 1943 be
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. 3. The motor spare $arts situation is now extremely serious
and in view of this fact it is necessary to review again the
estimates so far submitted for persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Sheikhdoms. It
is noticed for instance that the Bahrain estimate is based on
the fact that there are 355 registered vehicles. Both in
Bahrain and elsewhere it will now be necessary to frame estimates
of tiie irreducible minimum requirements of cars which must
be kept mobile for administrative and economic purposes. It
is suggested that the estimate should be framed under three
headings -
(a) Cars of British political Agencies and their staffs.
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(b) Cars of Rulers.
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(c) Cars of Governments of sheikhdoms which it is
essential to keep mobile for the purpose of administra
tion or internal econoiiy.
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* I am to ask that you will review your requirements in the
light of the above remarks.
4 * I am to enclose a statement of applications for export
licences for spare parts which are at ©resent pending with
the Gov^rnm^nt of India and to say that it ie not proposed to
take any further action on them here. Those requirements which
have your support will doubtless be included in the appropriate
estimate.
6 . I am to say, however, that efforts will be made to obtain
the spare parts listed in the enclosure to your Endorsement
No. 311-13/219, dated 3rd March 1943.
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Yours sincerely,
3d/- j.C.S. Curtis.
Lieutenant Col. C.G. prior, c.I.E.,
political R^sid^nt, pprsian Gulf.
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