'File 9/5 Traffic in cultured pearls on Trucial Coast'

Title:

'File 9/5 Traffic in cultured pearls on Trucial Coast'

Date:

1933/1946

Description:

The file contains correspondence, in English and Arabic, between the Political Agent at Bahrain and the Residency Agent at Sharjah. The correspondence refers to merchants mixing Japanese cultured pearls with real pearls in the Trucial Coast, thereby damaging the reputation of the industry with the Bombay pearl dealers. Two of the merchants in question, from Qatar and Sharjah respectively, were jailed and fined and the pearls confiscated.The file also contains copies of reports commissioned to an American malacologist, Clarence F Hoy, on the subject of cultured pearls.1 file (52 folios)The papers in the file are arranged chronologically. There are file notes at the end, on folios 52-53. The notes are arranged chronologically and refer to documents within the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Pearl industry and trade

Extent:

1 file (52 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000189_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000189_en
IOR/R/15/2/346

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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