"ملف رقم ٠٦٠٢ البنك الإمبراطوري في إيران - الاتفاقية المصرفية والتقارير البنكية، المجلد ١" [و‎‎٦‎٠] (١٢٤/١١٩)

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Su?ar, Wheat, Rice,Machinery and Government surplus vehicles were
the main items purchased from the U.K.but consumei gooes an
were alojfs imported in large quantities.
British piecegoods are still considered to he to expensive.
Ghee, Woollen blaniets, piecegoods and aromatic chemicals were
imported from Holland and Italy against Sterling.
Ancstralian foodstuffs increased in popularity and most of tne
tinned Iruit^vermfceSi, Jam, wheat and flour came from that country.
Tmnorts from Hong Kong were greatly reduced during the period
under review and we?frestricted to Chinese silk and cotton piecegoods
v/hich were paid for in 'iterling.
In the absence of any other British establishment willing to do oO
the Bank undertook the Agency for the M.O.F.Rice Quota.
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This entailed acting as intermediaries between the Ministry anc
The Food Companies.
No change was made.
the
Our only dollar transaction during/year was on behalf of Doctor
T.C.Fernandez.
He imported Surgical (Dental)Equipment to the value of £3000/-
(Three thousand dollars).
Harvey C.Wyant, an American precious stone dealer , came to ^ubai
for the Pearling season.
He stayed for two months and made purchases amounting to Rupees
300,000.
Haji Rais Hassan Rais Saddi & Co. received large orders for Guano
and Dried Fish.
•Shipments valued at £ 13>000 and £ kpOO/-
They have several orders outstanding amounting to £36,000/-
Dubai has now became established as a consumer of foreign goedo
and requests for reports on merchants and condi/tions are constantly
being received from abroad.
The Bank established an Jn£° rma "ki. on Service to assist merchants in
finding overseas suppliers.
The arrival of a team of Oil Oompany Engineers caused a sna.rp rise
in the demand -for Travellers' Cheques, Demand Drafts and clean
remittances.
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