"ملف 36/43 B استيراد بضائع أقمشة القطن والصوف من المملكة المتحدة إلى البحرين" [ظ‎‎٨‎٥] (٣٩٤/١٧٠)

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Between i$h2 a nd ^944 the Cotton Board were agreeable,
under Instructions from the Board of Trade, to permit shipments of
Cotton Textiles which has been-produ^d in the country prior to
the allocation system ccuing into force. (The allocation system
came into force early in 1940 ^ u t no raw material was
released, it meant that the only goods that could be shipped were
those stocks which were available, and which the manufacturers
.ere prepared to dispose of without obtaining replacement.
As, however, the Cotton Beard themselves v»re offering replacement
against any stocks offered to them to is utilised for Relief
Shipments to various territories, you can readily understand the
impossibility of securing any substantial weight for our Bahrein
customers. Throughout this period we were, and still are,
receiving Letters of Shipping Assistance freu the India Office,
covering many tons on Textiles, but from where are these goods to
be obtained?
From the end of 1944* it is true the Cotton Board /
agreed to issue an allocation to ourselves and bthef recognised
exporters fof the Bahrein market, but the total quantity is
negligible compared with essential needs of this market. In fact
the only raw material that has so far been released to us, and we
fully believe that we have received; the bulk of the allocations for
this market, are as followsj- [
November 1944* Approximately 4 tons. j.
» February 1945 " 2 tons.
With this small wei^it it is of course qp.iite impossible
to satisfy the demands of our friends in this market, or for
that matter, to re-establish these qualities of Lancashire Piece
Goods, which were so well liked by the Bahrein native population
in the past.
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