Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 19 July 1853. The enclosures are dated 1 February 1853-9 July 1853.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Colonel Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia [Ottoman Iraq]; and John George Taylor, the Company’s Agent and HM Vice Consul at Busreh [Basra, also rendered as Bussorah in the item].The item concerns a report on the trade of Busreh produced by Taylor. A copy of the report, which covers a period from 1 September 1851 to 31 August 1852, is included (ff 184-208). The report contains a number of tables providing: details of the value and types of imports and exports, as well as their origins and destinations; details of the prices of various goods in local markets; and the income and expenditure of the Busreh government.The item contains a table of contents (f 182), and the title page (f 181) contains the following references: Draft Number ‘358 - 1854’, ‘Collection No. 6 of No. 75 of 1853’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’. The collection number was originally given as ‘1’ but this has been crossed out and replaced with ‘6’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 181 and terminates at f 211, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: Monthly statistics of imports from principal countries into, and exports to principal countries from the Bahrain Islands for January 1942 - December 1943 inclusive, with covering correspondence from the Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain to the Political Agent, Bahrain. The statistics record: articles and countries from which imported/to which exported; quantity; value; and total collections during same period the previous year.Physical description: Foliation: the system in use appears in the top right corner, circled.
Abstract: Separate tables of imports from principal countries into, and exports to principal countries from the State of Bahrain for each of the months of the year 1944, inclusive. Each set of statistics is accompanied by a covering note from the Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain, to the Political Agent, Bahrain. The statistics record: articles and countries from which imported/to which exported; quantity; value; and total collections during same period the previous year.Physical description: Foliation: the system in use appears in the top right corner of each folio, circled.
Abstract: Separate tables of imports from principal countries into, and exports to principal countries from the Bahrain Islands for each of the months October 1938 - December 1941, inclusive. Each set of statistics is accompanied by covering notes from the Director of Customs and Port Officer, Bahrain to the Political Agent, Bahrain, and from the Political Agent, Bahrain to the Indian Government Trade Commissioner, Alexandria, Egypt, with corresponding acknowledgements. The statistics record: articles and countries from which imported/to which exported; quantity; value; and total collections during same period the previous year.Physical description: Foliation: the system in use appears in the top right corner of each folio, circled.
Abstract: Annual commercial reports for the provinces of Sistan and Kain [Ka’īn] (from 1936, referred to as the provinces of Khorāsān and Mekran [Makran]), submitted by the British Consul for Sistan and Kain (from 1936, the British Consul-General for Khorāsān, Meshed [Mashhad]) (Clarmont Percival Skrine; Major Clive Kirkpatrick Daly; Major Everard Huddleston Gastrell; Captain Giles Frederick Squire). The reports include sections on:trade (including imports, exports, foreign goods, openings for British goods)finance (including banking activity, bankruptcies).taxationPersian military (including the commandeering of transport, effects of conscription)agriculture (including irrigation, opium production)industry (including new industries, electricity generation, demand for foreign machinery)communications and transport (roads, railways)social conditions (standard of living, unemployment, public health and hygiene)appendices with statistical tables on imports and exports on the Nushki to Duzdap [Zahedan] railway, imports and exports via Zahedan, freight rates, and rates for animal transportPreceding each report is an India Office minute paper, containing handwritten notes commenting on the contents of the report. The file also includes a small amount of official correspondence relating to the contents of the reports, and a number of other reports prepared by the British-Consul General, relating to the commercial situation in eastern Iran, and Iranian trade with Russia.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 157; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additonal foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-156; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are crossed through.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Iran and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1312 to 31 Khordad 1313 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 22 June 1933 to 21 June 1934 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Iranian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1935. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1302-1312 (ff 11-20).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 32-97). An alphabetical index of commodities precedes the chapter (ff 25-31).Summary tables of major imports and exports by major importing and exporting countries (ff 103-120).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 121-137).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 138-139) and the Persian Gulf (ff 140-142).Port activities on the Caspian Sea (ff 143-144) and in the Persian Gulf (ff 145-147).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 148-157).Air services (f 158).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 161-168).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 169-176).Texts of laws passed by the Iranian Government, relating to trade and monopolies (ff 176-179).A list of customs offices, shown with their various branches and locations (ff 180-185).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 186; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Iran and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1313 to 31 Khordad 1314 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 22 June 1934 to 22 June 1935 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Iranian Customs Administration (part of the Iranian Government’s Ministry of Finance) in Tehran, 1936. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Iran and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1304-1314 (ff 10-20).Imports and exports, with an indication of origin (imports) or destination (exports), quantity and value (ff 34-95). An index preceding the chapter (ff 27-33) lists commodities alphabetically, and references the chapter’s own pagination system.Statistics for duty-free imports (ff 100-108).Summary tables of major imports and exports by major importing and exporting countries (ff 113-140).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 141-166).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 171-172), the Persian Gulf (ff 173-174), and the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 175).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 176-182).Air services (f 183).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 184-191).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 192-199).Road taxes (ff 200-206).A list of customs offices, shown with their various branches and locations (ff 212-218).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 219; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Copies of correspondence sent by the British Legation at Tehran (including Commercial Secretary F A G Gray, and Envoys Extraordinary & Ministers Plenipotentiary, Horace James Seymour, Reader William Bullard), distributing and providing comment on Persian [Iranian] foreign trade statistics, generally in the form of quarterly returns. Included amongst the correspondence are copies of statistical tables illustrating various aspects of Persian foreign trade, arranged under the headings of imports and exports, and further organised by commodities and trading partners. The papers provide illustration of changes in trading patterns into and out of Persia prior to and during the Second World War.The file includes several copies of a
Bulletin Mensuel des Douanes(Monthly Customs Bulletin), published by the Administrator General of Customs in the Government of Iran’s Ministry of Finance. The bulletins, which are written in French, cover the periods July/August 1942 (ff 69-78), October/November 1942 (ff 55-64), November/December 1942 (ff 39-48), December 1942/January 1943 (ff 28-38), January/February 1943 (ff 16-26), and June/July 1943 (ff 5-14).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 241; 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 2-241; these numbers are also written in pencil and are circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the Iran calendar year 1308 (equivalent to 1929/30 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1930. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1299-1308 (ff 8-22).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 28-76).Imports and exports, expressed by quantity and value, and arranged by origin (imports) and destination (exports) (ff 78-88).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 91-92), the Persian Gulf (ff 93-94) and on the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 95).Details of maritime services operating in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf (ff 96-100).Details of maritime routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 101-110).Domestic and international postal services (ff 112-123).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 124-131).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 132-135).Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the Iran calendar year 1309 (equivalent to 1930/31 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1931. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1300-1309 (ff 8-22).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 27-75).Imports and exports, expressed by quantity and value, and arranged by origin (imports) and destination (exports) (ff 76-86).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 89-90), the Persian Gulf (ff 91-92) and on the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 93).Details of maritime services operating in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf (ff 94-98).Details of maritime routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 99-108).Domestic and international postal services (ff 110-112).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 113-119).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 120-122).The text of a law relating to the inspection and control of the purchase and sale of foreign currency (ff 127-129).The text of the commercial monopoly law (ff 130-137).The text of a law relating to the designation of the legal monetary unit for Persia (ff 137-139).The text of a law relating to trademarks and patents (ff 140-144).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 150; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the first trimester of the Iran calendar year 1310 (equivalent to 22 March 1931 to 22 June 1931 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1932. The volume contains two chapters:An introductory note (f 4).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 5-36).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 37; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
Abstract: Printed volume (in French) of statistics and texts illustrating trade between Persia [Iran] and foreign countries, for the period 1 Tir 1310 to 31 Khordad 1311 in the Iranian calendar (equivalent to 23 June 1931 to 21 June 1932 in the Gregorian calendar). The volume was published by the Persian Customs Administration in Tehran, 1933. Key chapters in the volume cover:Comparative tables and graphs, showing imports and exports between Persia and its principal trading partners, covering the Iranian calendar years 1301-1311 (ff 8-19).Commodity import and export totals, arranged alphabetically by commodity (ff 23-69).Imports and exports, expressed by quantity and value, and arranged by origin (imports) and destination (exports) (ff 70-80).Trade at key customs offices, expressed in quantity (weight) and value (ff 83-96).Shipping activity at ports in the Caspian Sea (ff 97-98), the Persian Gulf (ff 99-100) and on the Karoun river [Rūd-e Kārūn] (f 101).Details of maritime services operating in the Caspian Sea and Persian Gulf (ff 102-105).Details of routes used for cargo and passenger transport (ff 106-115).Air services in Persia (f 116).Movements of foreigner travellers into and out of the country (ff 119-125).Miscellaneous information: telegraphs, post, telephones, railways, roads (ff 126-131).Road taxes (ff 132-140).The texts of laws passed by the Persian Government, relating to trade, monopolies, prohibited goods, currency control (ff 141-151).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 157; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.