Ext 5263/43 'Despatch of goods to Persian Gulf: Parcel Post'
Date:
1943/1943
Description:
Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding licences and formalities required to export goods to the Persian Gulf. The primary correspondents are: India Office; Board of Trade; Ministry of War Transport.Folios 4-13 cover enquiries from the companies Johnson & Johnson, J A Afriat, and Gordon & Gotch Ltd, to export goods to Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait.Folios 2 and 3 cover new export licence requirements being put in place to prevent companies from circumventing restrictions on the export of cigarettes to Iraq.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 14; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.