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'File 1/A/13 I Transhipment of Cargo at Bahrain.'

Title	'File 1/A/13 I Transhipment of Cargo at Bahrain.'
Author	Bahrain of transit dues on shipping
Publication Date:	2 Oct 1931-28 Jan 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject	1
Type	Document
Language	ara,eng
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	279
Library:	Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID	IOR/R/15/2/145
Record ID	vdc_100000000193.0x000370
Library Location	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.
Date	2 Oct 1931-28 Jan 1933 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes	The file concerns the transhipment of goods from merchant ships to dhows in Bahrain harbour (also referred as Bahrein) in order to avoid paying customs duty; the effect of this on the Bahrain economy; the levying by Bahrain of transit dues on shipping; and relations between Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . There is also correspondence from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; from Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Company, and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation, agents of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited; and from staff and agents of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company Limited. Enclosures to correspondence from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain include correspondence from the British Legation, Jedda [Jeddah]; the Foreign Office; the 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. ; the Board of Trade; and the Government of India. The papers cover: the level and nature of the customs dues set by the Bahrain State; the importance of customs revenue to the Bahrain economy (e.g. folios 10 and 109); the transhipment (also known as 'overside delivery') of goods shipped by Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Company, and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation, which were bound for Ojair [al-‘Uqayr] in Saudi Arabia, and the role of Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior in arranging an agreement to discontinue transhipment, October 1931 - June 1932; the imposition by Bahrain of transit dues on the Eastern Steamship Company ship SS Ahmedi , which was carrying goods for Bahrain and Ojair, October 1932 - January 1933; and protests by Saudi Arabia, December 1932. (The dates given refer to main items of correspondence, which may include enclosures of an earlier date.) The date range gives the overall covering dates of the correspondence; the last dated addition to the file is a note on folio 275 dated 1 February 1933. The Arabic language content of the file consists of seven folios: principally a letter (with translation in English) from Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. on folios 57-61.
Erişim Koşulları	Unrestricted
Düzenleme	The papers are filed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter. Single pages of notes occur at intervals between folios 210-267.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)	Confidential files, 1932-50: 1/A/13 I

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'File 1/A/13 I Transhipment of Cargo at Bahrain.'

Author Bahrain of transit dues on shipping

Publication Date 2 Oct 1931-28 Jan 1933 (CE, Gregorian)

Subject 1

Type Document

Language ara,eng

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Pages Count 279

Library Qatar Digital Library

Library Asset ID IOR/R/15/2/145

Record ID vdc_100000000193.0x000370

Library Location 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.

Date 2 Oct 1931-28 Jan 1933 (CE, Gregorian)

Notes The file concerns the transhipment of goods from merchant ships to dhows in Bahrain harbour (also referred as Bahrein) in order to avoid paying customs duty; the effect of this on the Bahrain economy; the levying by Bahrain of transit dues on shipping; and relations between Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . There is also correspondence from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; from Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Company, and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation, agents of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited; and from staff and agents of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company Limited. Enclosures to correspondence from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain include correspondence from the British Legation, Jedda [Jeddah]; the Foreign Office; the 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. ; the Board of Trade; and the Government of India. The papers cover: the level and nature of the customs dues set by the Bahrain State; the importance of customs revenue to the Bahrain economy (e.g. folios 10 and 109); the transhipment (also known as 'overside delivery') of goods shipped by Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Company, and the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation, which were bound for Ojair [al-‘Uqayr] in Saudi Arabia, and the role of Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior in arranging an agreement to discontinue transhipment, October 1931 - June 1932; the imposition by Bahrain of transit dues on the Eastern Steamship Company ship SS Ahmedi , which was carrying goods for Bahrain and Ojair, October 1932 - January 1933; and protests by Saudi Arabia, December 1932. (The dates given refer to main items of correspondence, which may include enclosures of an earlier date.) The date range gives the overall covering dates of the correspondence; the last dated addition to the file is a note on folio 275 dated 1 February 1933. The Arabic language content of the file consists of seven folios: principally a letter (with translation in English) from Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifah [Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah] to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. on folios 57-61.

Erişim Koşulları Unrestricted

Düzenleme The papers are filed in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after the relevant covering letter. Single pages of notes occur at intervals between folios 210-267.

Eski Harici Referans(lar) Confidential files, 1932-50: 1/A/13 I