Author
Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
Publication Date
5 Mar 1934-28 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Subject
1
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
206
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1314
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000031
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
5 Mar 1934-28 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
This file contains correspondence between the British Political Agents at Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat; 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.
at Bushire;
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, Sharjah; Political Officer,
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
; Secretary to the Senior Naval Officer, Bahrain; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Advisor to the Bahrain Government; Claud C L de Grenier, Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain; Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo [Yūsuf bin Aḥmad Kānū]; A A Zayani and Sons; Export Promotion Department, Board of Trade; C E Gahan, Cable and Wireless Limited; and Abdul Rauf Banday and M Mustaq Banday (Banday Bros., Kodaikanal).
The bulk of the file concerns the drafting and legislation of customs regulations by the Government of Bahrain between 1947 and 1950. The correspondence includes the first draft of the 'Customs Rules and Regulations' drawn up by the Director of Customs and Port Officer (ff. 51-64); and amended version of these rules and regulations (ff. 91-103) incorporating changes suggested by 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.
(ff. 83-88); subsequent remarks on this document by E P Donaldson, Commonwealth Relations Office (ff. 105-106 and 109-110); Belgrave’s draft of a new customs ordinance, entitled 'The Bahrain Customs Ordinance of 1367 (1948)' (ff. 117-146); and further recommendations by 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.
in light of comments by Legal Advisers in Foreign Office (ff. 164-181). The final version, entitled
The Bahrain Customs Regulations, Customs Ordinance 1950, 1369
was posted on the public notice board at Customs Office in September 1950 (f. 182).
Correspondence between 1934 and 1939 includes specific details concerning the duty on petrol, kerosene, aviation spirit, lubricating oil and insecticide (ff. 1-13); a notice (
‘ilān
) issued by the Customshouse (
idārat jumruk al-baḥrayn
) of the Government of Bahrain, dated 27 December 1934 (1 Shawwāl 1354) concerning duty on all imported dates (f. 14); and regulations concerning imports exported for the purpose of reimport (f. 15).
Correspondence between 1940 and 1947 includes a request by 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.
at Muscat regarding Bahrain rates of duty on cotton, silk, coffee, sugar, cereals, cigarettes and alcohol (ff. 16-22); correspondence regarding duty paid by His Majesty's Naval Base at Jufair [Jufayr] (ff. 24-29); an enquiry 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.
regarding duty on merchandise re-exported to or passed in transit to Saudi Arabia through Muscat, Kuwait and Bahrain (ff. 35-37); an enquiry from the Board of Trade regarding import and export duties in the Gulf (ff. 42-50); correspondence concerning the import duty on cars (f. 38-41) and copies of correspondence between the Director of Customs and Port Officer and the Superintendent of State Police and Chief Local Representative of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) regarding the resale of cars to the general public by BAPCO employees and members of the ruling family (ff. 111-115); correspondence regarding the smuggling by personnel of His Majesty's ships (ff. 155-160); and an enquiry by Banday Bros. of Kodaikanal who wish to sell goods in Bahrain (ff. 161-163).
There are also various lists and rates of duty, including a list of articles exempt from import duty (f. 23); a list of commodities that pay 5 per cent and 10 per cent duty ad valorem (ff. 30-31); import yard charges (f. 32); and a 'Schedule of Fixed Customs Duty on Import Cargo by Native Craft' (ff. 33-34).
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
This file is arranged in chronological order. Black, blue, and red circled index numbers written in ink or crayon can also be found throughout the volume.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office file: 7/1 II
