Coll 29/45(3) 'Conditions of service of personnel serving in the Persian Gulf (Policy and Superior staff)'

Content

The file concerns conditions of employment at the British Consulates in Iran and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The file is compiled when, after Indian Independence, the Foreign Office was planning to take over certain posts previously administered by the Government of India.

The file contains:

• conditions of employment of the Indian Political service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. officers, ministerial officers, and menial staff, in 1947
• administration and control of British relations with the Arab States in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. after Indian Independence, 1947
• booklet containing Foreign Service Regulations, 1943 (ff 229-304)
• memorandum on the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , containing in an appendix Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. structure, staff duties, list of officers
• transfer of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. administration
• application of the Premature Retirement Rules 1937 to officers of Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. serving in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
• correspondence with officers on appointments, conditions of employment, and applications for leave.

The file is composed of correspondence between Commonwealth Relations Office, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Foreign Office, and the Secretary of State for India. The file includes extracts from The London Gazette.

Extent and format

1 file (333 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 334; 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.

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/12/3609

Former external reference(s)

Coll 29/45(3)

History of this record

Date(s)

3 Feb 1947-16 Apr 1948 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Diplomatic serviceConsular servicesBritishRecruitment

People & organisations

The London GazetteForeign OfficePersian Gulf Political ResidencySecretary of State for India and Burma, United KingdomCommonwealth Relations Office

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