'File 6/23 Provident Funds for all State and local Fund employees'

Content

The file contains correspondence regarding the establishment of a provident fund for government employees in Bahrain. The correspondence is between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (usually Charles Dalrymple Belgrave). The idea for such a fund is first suggested by Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior, the 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. in Bahrain, in June 1929. The papers cover the discussion over the details.

Folios 9-11 are the Provident Fund Rules, as set out by the Bahrain Government.

Folio 20 is internal office notes.

Extent and format

1 file (19 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 21; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-18; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1238

Former external reference(s)

File 6/23

History of this record

Date(s)

12 Jun 1929-12 Nov 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Pensions

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