Abstract: This file consists of one letter and a note from the Middle East Supply Centre in Cairo. The letter is a study of local resources in Persia regarding supplies and transport of coal and coal lumps and is composed of several parts covering the following topics:The supplies of coal lumps that civilians needThe prices of coal and coal lumps in the Persian GulfTests on the quality of the shipsDifficulties in transporting the material from Tehran to the GulfCoal requirements for the GulfResults of the transportsPetroleum cokeA trial shipment for Egypt.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 4; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.