Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
to India including: dried fish
Publication Date
27 May 1937-2 Aug 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
211
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/4/14
Record ID
vdc_100000000831.0x000398
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
27 May 1937-2 Aug 1941 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence regarding the import of methylated spirit for use in gas lamps from Karachi to Dubai and Sharjah. It includes lists of names of trustworthy merchants in Dubai and lists of commodities exported from the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
to India including: dried fish, scrap-iron, melted-down gold and silver, and mother of pearl. It also contains a large number of weekly statements showing the imports of rice, wheat and wheat flour mainly from Karachi to Sharjah and Dubai during the years 1940 and 1941. These statements give names of ships, ports of shipment, consigners, consignees, quantity and remarks. The statements are sent mainly from the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent in Sharjah 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.
in Bahrain.
The file also contains correspondence regarding annual requirements of over sixty commodities including foodstuffs such as coffee, spices, and sugar, household goods such as washing soda and soaps, and leather goods such as cases and shoes. It also contains correspondence regarding exports to Saudi Arabia and the Yemen including cotton, petroleum products and foodstuffs, and correspondence regarding the collection of guano from Abu Dhabi Islands including Al-Qassar, Halul, Arzanah, and Sir Bani Yas.
The correspondence is mostly between the
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
Agent in
Trucial Oman
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, and 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.
, and to a lesser extent between British Indian merchant Jethaand Lalchand, Shaikh Said bin Maktum, Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Shakhbut bin Sultan bin Zayid, Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr, Ruler of Sharjah, and the Ministry of Economic Warfare in London.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
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