PZ 7836/36 'Grant of a gratuity to Mr. C. Bayer, Mechanical Engineer, Kowait Agency'

Content

The file concerns expenditure in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. relating to a proposed grant of a gratuity to Mr Cyril Bayer, who being disabled by a stroke of paralysis and unable to work, was sent to India under medical advice. Payment is recommended in consideration of his long service as Mechanical Engineer with the Koweit [Kuwait] Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . It consists of minutes, draft papers, and correspondence between: the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; the Under Secretary of State for India; the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and 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. , Kuwait.

Extent and format

1 file (10 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front 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 12; 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 2-12; 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/L/PS/12/215

Former external reference(s)

PZ 7836/36

History of this record

Date(s)

14 Jun 1936-25 Nov 1936 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Grants

People & organisations

Political Agent, KuwaitGovernment of India, Foreign SecretaryPermanent Under-Secretary of State for IndiaPolitical Resident, Persian GulfCyril Bayer

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PZ 7836/36 'Grant of a gratuity to Mr. C. Bayer, Mechanical Engineer, Kowait Agency', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/215, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000466.0x00021a> [accessed 30 April 2024]

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