Abstract: Correspondence relating to the fishing industry in the Persian Gulf, and discussions regarding the industry’s expansion using modern technologies such as trawlers and refrigerated storage. The file includes:requests from the British Government (Foreign Office and Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries) for details of Bahrain’s fishing industry, including import/export regulations;correspondence relating to the Ruler of Bahrain’s [Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah] wish to increase the local fish supply in Bahrain, with investments in the islands’ fishing industry;Foreign Office papers concerning the development of the Persian Gulf’s fishing industry, with a particular focus on Muscat and Bahrain. The papers include correspondence from George Colin Lawder Bertram, Fisheries Expert for the British Middle East Office (BMEO), relating to the prospects of improving fisheries at Bahrain (ff 17-18);correspondence from and regarding the commercial company Persian Gulf Associates, set up by former employees of the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) who intend to establish a large-scale fishing operation at Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 72; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-8; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains copies of notifications from the Government of India's Department of Commerce regarding wartime export restrictions and related correspondence. The notifications were forwarded to the Political Residency in Bushire and the Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait and Muscat.The file also contains copies of correspondence regarding export restrictions from the Government of India's External Affairs Department.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 379; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-349; these numbers are written in a combination of red crayon and pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains export licence application forms submitted to the Political Agency in Bahrain by traders resident in the country (various shopkeepers and other sole traders as well as companies and some private individuals). The file also contains a limited amount of related correspondence from these individuals, some of which is in Arabic (with English translations).The application forms contain basic details related to the applicant and the goods that they want to export.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 541; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-457; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. Pagination: the file notes have been paginated in pencil between ff 515-536.
Abstract: This file contains export licence application forms submitted to the Political Agency in Bahrain by individuals resident in the country (various shopkeepers and other sole traders as well as companies and some private individuals) for goods of non-local origin.The application forms contain basic details related to the applicant and the goods that they want to export. The file also contains a limited amount of related correspondence from these individuals, some of which is in Arabic (with English translations).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 396; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-57; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains export licence application forms submitted to the Political Agency in Bahrain by individuals resident in the country (various shopkeepers and other sole traders as well as companies and some private individuals) for goods of non-local origin.The application forms contain basic details related to the applicant and the goods that they want to export. The file also contains a limited amount of related correspondence from these individuals, some of which is in Arabic (with English translations).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 409; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-405; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains export licence application forms submitted to the Political Agency in Bahrain by individuals resident in the country (various shopkeepers and other sole traders as well as companies and some private individuals) for goods of non-local origin.The application forms contain basic details related to the applicant and the goods that they want to export.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 607; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Correspondence and papers relating to the export of animal casings from Bahrain. An exchange of correspondence in 1932 between the Political Agent at Bahrain (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior) and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) refers to the question of authority for the issue of certificates for animal casings in Bahrain (ff 4-5). The remainder of the file is comprised of copies of certificates, all bar one of which are entitled ‘Foreign Official Certificate for Animal Casings’. The certificates detail packages of sheep casings exported to The Standard Casing Company Incorporated of New York, and are signed and stamped by the Political Agent and Manama Municipality. The remaining certificate refers to the physical health and lack of evidence of disease in three white Bahrain monkeys (f 8).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 15; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 4-14; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence about the export of Indian pulses, mainly dhal, from Punjab and Sind by sea from Karachi, to Bahrain and the Trucial Coast shaikhdoms, during and after the Second World War (1939-1945), when essential food commodities were in short supply and subject to Government of India export prohibitions and import quota arrangements in the Persian Gulf shaikhdoms under British protection. The correspondence is mainly between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain (often acting in his dual capacity as Food Controller for the Government of Bahrain), and also between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire and Government of India officials in New Delhi. The file contains estimates compiled by the Persian Gulf authorities, regarding the annual requirements for local consumption of dhal in Bahrain and the Trucial Coast shaikhdoms, and communications from the Government of India about the annual import quotas fixed for Bahrain, the Trucial Coast, Kuwait and Muscat. Also included in the file are numerous lists providing details of the distribution of quarterly quota allotments (in tons) for the importation of dhal, among approved merchants in Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait and Muscat, together with the names and addresses of their authorised exporters and shippers in Karachi. There are also wider discussions, including the reaction of the British Indian vegetarian Hindu community in Bahrain to bans on the export of Indian pulses in 1943 and 1946, due to food shortages in India. There is some merchants’ correspondence from Bahrain importers and Karachi exporters, complaining about such matters as Government of India delays in releasing consignments of Indian pulses for shipment to the Persian Gulf and being refused export permits.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates on the last enclosure at the back of the file with 207; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-195; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.Physical condition: no back file cover.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence between HM Ambassador to Iran and the Foreign Office, regarding a request from the General Officer Commanding Iraq for the export from Iran of materials needed for the provision of a military water supply. Owing to the difficulties foreseen in obtaining the agreement of the Iranian Government, it is suggested that the materials be obtained instead from Kirkuk or Bahrein.A list of correspondence references contained in the file appears on the front cover.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 6; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file consists primarily of letters between the Foreign Office and Keymer, Son and Company Limited. In their correspondence, Messrs Keymer request deferment of the conscription of one of the employee's because of their value to the company.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file contains an intercepted telegram in which the Postal and Telegraph Censorship adviser paraphrases and quotes a message from John Oakey & Sons Ltd. to another company regarding the stall in a goods shipment of glass, paper, and emery cloth.Also included is a telegram from the Government of India to the Secretary of State for India regarding a shipment of cotton shawls to Bahrain.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.
Abstract: This file consists of correspondence between Clarke & Smith (India) Ltd and the External Department, India Office regarding export and import licenses for shipping goods to Persia [Iran].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 5; these numbers are written in pencil and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.