مجموعة ٩/٣٠ "الخليج الفارسي: تقارير إدارية ١٩٢٦-١٩٣٨" [و‎‎٧‎٦] (١٠٢٨/١٥٦)

Minute Paper
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pric© and not quality. German trade has increased as a
result of the Irano-German Clearing Agreement made
towards the end of 1935.
Exports from Bushire did not show any appreciable
change compared with 1935.
Shipping in the Persian Gulf has increased. The
German Hansa Line now runs a fortnightly service from
Hamburg. There are four Japanese Steamship lines now
operating in the Gulf.
Opium shipments during 1936 are shown on page 10.
There was a decrease of about 50 percent, compared with
1935.
CHAPTER III: PARS.
Papres 16-24 . Foreign residents are still apt to be
treated with suspicion by local officials but no incidents r;||
have occurred during the year in which foreign subjects
were involved. Dealings between the Consulate and the
Governorate-Genera 1 have been confined throughout the
year to routine matters and have been friendly.
The 7th (Ears) Division has been increased to a
total strength of over 10,000 men and more barracks have
been under construction during the year.
Piecegoods, sugar and tea, continue to he the
principal imports hut in common with most of the
4 -• Too trade they are handled by monopoly
principal articles oi trade,
u. • bv the Government. Private
organisations controlled oy bXiC
traders continue to suffer from the restrictions on Trade j
and the intervention of Government as a Trader. The
monopoly Companies are badly managed and Government
control is loose. Directors and Managers are permitted i
to engage in private trade and large profits are made by 11
i buying imported goods and holding them off the market. ^ ^
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