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Title Ext 2823/41 'Bahrain. Report of ban on export of gold & silver coinage. and
subsequent smuggling.'
Date(s) 18 May 1941-10 Jul 1942 (CE, Gregorian)
Written in English in Latin
Extent and Format 1 file (30 folios)
Holding Institution British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers
Copyright for document Public Domain
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The file contains correspondence regarding the imposition of an export licence system on the trade of gold and
silver in the Persian Gulf region, at first to understand the flow of trade, and then to restrict it, lest
gold find its way through Turkey into enemy-occupied destinations. Correspondents include the Political
Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Secretary of State for India, the Political Agent, Bahrein, and the Ruler of
Kuwait.
The file also contains the proceedings and conclusions of a conference (folios 14-16) held to discuss measures
for preventing the smuggling of gold and silver out of Bahrein consequent on the tightening of restrictions on
export, which was attended by: Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrein Government; the Political
Agent, Bahrein; the Manager of the Eastern Bank, Bahrein; and the Director of Customs, Bahrein.
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