'File 10/4 III Trade Report Bahrain Islands'

Title:

'File 10/4 III Trade Report Bahrain Islands'

Contributor:

Bahrain Political Agency (creator)

Date:

1936/1940

Description:

Trade reports and related material. The papers include Department of Overseas Trade Report on Economic and Commercial Conditions in the Persian Gulf, December 1936, by Frank H Todd, Vice-Consul, Bushire (London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1937); trade reports of the Bahrain Islands for the years ended 31 March 1936 - 31 March 1939 inclusive; and related correspondence. The trade reports list imports from thirty-one countries (notably India, Arabia, Iraq, Persia, Africa, England [United Kingdom], United States, Japan, Java, Germany, Holland [the Netherlands], and Italy) under the main headings of animals for slaughter; building materials; cereals; dyeing and colouring materials; oils; pearls, shells and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous; and exports to twenty-three countries (notably Arabia, Iraq, India, Persia, England [United Kingdom], United States, Germany, and France) under the main headings of building materials; cereals; animals; dyeing and colouring materials; oils; pearls, shells and specie; provisions; textiles and fabrics; and miscellaneous. The Arabic language and script content of this file consists of letterheads only.1 volume (313 folios)The papers are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the volume.Foliation: the system in use appears in the top right corner of each folio: folios 1A-3 (circled), folios 4-6 (not circled), folios 7-308 (circled). An uncircled numerical sequence also appears in the top right corner of all the main documentary elements of the file, numbered 8-245 (folios 21-277).

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Trade (practice)

Extent:

1 volume (313 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Creative Commons Attribution Licence
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000051_ar
81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000051_en
IOR/R/15/2/1346

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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