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Bahraini relations with I bn Sa‘ud, 1920 621

Tranolution or u lot tor No* 3015 dated the 14th June,
Deputy polltloal
1020 from Colonol A.P,Trevor, 0.0.1,,0.1 ,E • i
nouldont, Uuohlru, to llio Exoollenoy Shaikh 8ir lea bln All
Al ihulll'ah, 1.0.1 .i£., C.!3.1. ,Hulor of Bahrain.

Aftor oompllmuntu,
It hao b-jon brought to the notice of the Govt* of
India thut lour Exoellonoy le charging full ountoms duty on
goodu conolgnod to Nojd, llaeoa, Qutif and Qatar. Government
of India have dlrootod mo to write to lour iSxoellonoy and
oonvoy thoir ordoru whioh uro thut thiu praotioe ie not in
uocordunoo with tho oxiuting international law, and to inform
you, on behalf of Government, that in future you are to take
only 2% on goodu oonuignod to tho nelghbourin^glaoea on the
mainland landed and roehippod at Uahrai^and thut you are not
to tuko uny duty on gooda whioh uro trunoforred from ehipe to
dhowo otruight off and whioh prooeud dlroot to mainland ports.
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In any ouae it iu underutood that tho goodoAwhloh
the 2^ duty uhould bo ohargod are thoae whioh are oonaigned tp
opooifiud merohanto reuiding on tho mkx mainland via Bahrain 1
through their ugonta roaiding in Bahrain, euoh goode being
roohippod from Bahrain to uny of tho porta on tho mix mainland
within 20 dayo of tho date of landing at Bahrain. Full duty
will bo churged on ouoh goodo if they remain in your ieland
longor than tho above-mentioned period (20 daye).
I hope thoee ordore will be quite oloar to your Bkoel*
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lonoy that tho Groat powers are considering the question of a.
uniform ouotomu duty on transhipment goods whioh arrive at a .
plaoe and aro re-oxportod to another plaoo. It ie possible that
they may como to an agreement on tho oubjeot. The above orders
advioe
do not prejudice any bx&kvk whioh tho Government may flnd.it «*•?
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noooooary to give to Your Excellency when the said agreement-ijt'
oonoludod. . '
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