'File 1/24 I Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain' [‎front-i] (2/433)

Content

The file relates to the appointment and service of holders of the post of Assistant Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain.

The papers consist of correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, certificates, claims for payment of overseas pay in England, last pay certificates, other forms, transcripts of telephone messages, charge certificates (recording appointments and transfers), and office orders.

The file covers the following topics: appointment, including advice on moving to, and living in Bahrain, April 1934; accommodation in Bahrain; travel arrangements, expenditure, and allowances; travel arrangements for servants; uniform, May and December 1934; correspondence concerning last pay certificates; appointment of sweeper; pay and allowances; leave salary; leave; Indian Civil Service Provident Fund; transport and insurance of personal effects; life insurance; transport of car from Karachi to Bahrain, July 1934; transport of refrigerator, August 1934; personal letters; certificates proving bearer was a Government servant; domestic bills; office order listing main duties of Assistant Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , April 1935; and papers concerning training for the exercise of criminal powers, July 1935.

The Arabic language content of this file consists of two items of bilingual correspondence relating to the official visit of the new Assistant Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. to the Ruler of Bahrain, March 1935.

Extent and format

1 file (217 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 211 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil and appears in either the top right or top centre portion of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. The folio numbers are sometimes underlined or circled, but there is no consistency. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1, 1A; ff. 53, 53A; ff. 88, 88A; ff. 112, 112A, 112B; ff. 132, 132A; ff. 171, 171A. The following numbers do not appear in the sequence: 83, 177. The following folio needs to be folded out to be read: 217. A second foliation sequence numbered 1-22 is present in the notes at the rear of the file, between ff. 189-210. These numbers are also written in pencil and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each of the folios concerned.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script

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