Abstract: This file contains correspondence between the Political Agency in Bahrain and several local merchants regarding the importation of tyres and inner tubes into Bahrain and the broader Gulf region. The file also contains correspondence - in Arabic with English translations - between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī on the same topic.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 172; 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 2-147; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to the importation of hardware including nails, water cisterns and lanterns from various suppliers in the United Kingdom and the United States.The file also contains related correspondence between officials at the Political Agency and the Government of Bahrain Customs Department.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 70; 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 2-64; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding goods imported into Bahrain by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) from India, Iraq, the United States and other countries.The correspondence in the file is primarily between BAPCO officials, the Political Agency in Bahrain, the Office of the Petroleum Division Representative at the British Embassy in Baghdad and Caltex (India) Limited.On folio 88, the file contains a permit to export narcotic drugs issued by the US Treasury Department's Bureau of Narcotics.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 95; 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 2-88; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains a letter from Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, to the Political Agency in Bahrain requesting permission on behalf of the country's ruler, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah, to import cars from the USA.Also contained in the file are a number of letters to the Political Agency sent from local merchant houses with details of the cars that they are able import into Bahrain from the USA.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 8; 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 2-3; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding a request made by the merchant Ali R Reza to import powdered milk from a supplier based in the United States.The correspondence includes Reza's original request sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain and related correspondence between British officials in Bahrain, Bushire and New Delhi.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 9; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-6; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence related to the importation of vegetable ghee and cooking oil from India to the Gulf, primarily Bahrain. Specifically, the correspondence concerns the impact of a ghee shortage in India and the import quotas that were allocated to merchants operating in the Gulf.The correspondence in the file is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, the External Affairs Department of the Government of India, the Bahrain Customs House, the Residency Agency in Sharjah and a number of merchants - primarily Indian - operating in Bahrain.The file also contains a letter from the ruler of Qatar, Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thānī, to the Political Agency in Bahrain regarding the importation of cooking oil into Qatar (folios 177-178). This letter is in Arabic with an English translation.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 196; 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 2-179; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence, primarily between the Political Agency and the Customs Administration in Bahrain, regarding the allocation of shipping space to merchants in the country for the importation of goods from the United Kingdom to the Gulf (largely into Bahrain, but also Kuwait and Muscat).These goods are grouped under the heading 'Civil Requirements' and included liquors, electrical goods, medicines, cigarettes, woollens, toiletries, paints and glassware.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 99; 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 2-88; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains short letters and telegrams from a number of merchants active in Bahrain requesting permission and assistance from the Political Agency to import goods from the United Kingdom and the United States.The goods mentioned are predominantly clothing, underwear and woollens. A large proportion of the correspondence in the file is from the merchant firm, J E Khedouri Import and Export.Also enclosed in the file are letters from the Political Agency to the Political Residency forwarding on the merchants' requests for approval.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 381; 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 2-380; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains applications for shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain from a number of merchants active in Bahrain. The applications relate to requests to import cigarettes into Bahrain from suppliers based in the United Kingdom.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 23; 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 2-22; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains applications for shipping space and related correspondence that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain from a number of merchants active in Bahrain. The applications relate to requests to import cigarettes (and matches) from the United Kingdom and the United States into Bahrain.The file also contains a small amount of correspondence between the Government of India, the Political Residenct in Bushire and the Political Agency in Bahrain regarding the legislation for the importation of cigarettes from the United States.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 48; 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 2-41; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains requests for assistance and applications for shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain from a number of merchants active in Bahrain.The applications relate to requests to import cigarettes into Bahrain from suppliers based in the United Kingdom, the United States and India. The file also contains correspondence between the Political Agency, the Political Residency and the External Affairs Department of the Government of India.Also enclosed in the file are copies of minutes from two meetings of Bahrain's Commercial Advisory Committee in December 1943 (folios 41-42 and 45).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 256; 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 present in parallel between ff 2-223; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file contains applications for import/export licenses and shipping space that were sent to the Political Agency in Bahrain by a number of merchants active in the country. The applications relate to machinery and car parts from various suppliers in the United Kingdom and the United States.The file also contains related correspondence between the External Affairs of the Government of India, the Political Agency and the Government of Bahrain Customs Department.The file contains one letter in Arabic sent from the ruler of Bahrain, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah to the Bahraini merchant, Khalil Ebrahim Kanoo (folio 58).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 285; 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 2-262; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.