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'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)' [52r] (142/836)
The record is made up of 1 file (420 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1941-6 Sep 1950. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the 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. .
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CesBafcion of
Mombershlp.
Suspension of
Membership,
Sweepstakes &
Raffles.
Bye-Laws *
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22. TBimiS STOSCRIPTI01T) If and when found necessary
GOLF ” ) special sports subscrip-
FOOTBALL " } tions may only be levied
Etc. } after decisions taken at
Extra-ordinary or Ordinary
General Meetings.
23. If a member is transferred or proceeds on leave
bis subscription automatically ceases till his
return.
24. Duos payable to the Club shall be collected
whenever possible through the Company Accountant
and debited in the members 1 monthly statement of
account.
25. Whenever a member, on his bill being presented
to him for payment, neglects or refuses to pay
' the same, he shall be liable to have his name
posted on the Club notice board. If any such
bill remains unpaid the Committee may after
such number of days as in the opinion of the
Committee will suffice to receive a reply to a
letter addressed to such member, erase his name
from the list of members, and the Secretary
shall then notify him that he has ceased to be
a member.
26* Any member misbehaving himself will be required
to leave the Club on being requested to do so
by a member of the Committee who shall report
the matter to next Committee Meeting. Should
the Committee consider that the members conduct
warrants Ills suspension they may suspend him
up to a period of one month and should they
consider any further action necessary, the facts
of the case together with the Committee^ recom
mendation shall be submitted to the Management
of the Company.
27. No sweepstakes or raffles may be held in the
Club without the Committee *s approval but the
Club is prepared to undertake the running of
raffles and collection of money from staff and
employees on the basis of 10$ commission*
28. Th© Committee may make such Bye-Laws consistent
with the Constitution as it may doom advisable
and alter the same from time to time as it may
think necessary* Any such Bye-Laws, however,
may be repealed or altered by a general meeting*
1. No member shall take or permit to be taken
aimy from the Club or shall injure or destroy
any newspaper, pamphlet, book or other article
uhe property of, or lent to the Club.
2* The Committee shall decide fx*om time to time
the opening and closing hours of the Club
and the Club Bar*
3. No notice or placard, written or printed,
snail be put up in the Club rooms or verandah
without the sanction of the Secretary.
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The file relates to the service of Major Tom Hickinbotham as 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.
The papers consist of invoices, receipts, correspondence, telegrams, and personal letters, and cover the following topics: travel arrangements, expenses and allowances; cost of transporting personal effects; accommodation; provision of a guide to places of interest in Kuwait; the holding of a licence for a wireless/radio set, September to October 1941 and September 1942; leave; membership of the Magwa Club (for staff of the Kuwait Oil Company); invitations to events; invitations to dinner; medical fees; hiring of a cook; the whereabouts of a British officer; the ill-health of a friend in Kuwait; expressions of condolences; correspondence with banks; application for a military pass; Christmas and New Year messages; a complaint concerning a lack of co-operation from a member of the Kuwait Oil Company, December 1942; telegrams of congratulations; and invoices for books, clothes, wool, cloth, alcohol, cigarettes, tyres, automobile parts, ice, fruit, general provisions, and household goods.
The file includes correspondence in Arabic and printed invoices and letterheads in Arabic.
The last item of correspondence in the file is dated 20 October 1943. The overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (420 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 1A on the front cover, and continues through to 394 on the back cover. The sequence appears written in pencil 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 folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1A, 1B; ff. 2A, 2B; ff. 11, 11A, 11B; ff. 13, 13A, 13B; ff. 32, 32A, 32B, 32C; ff. 36, 36A; ff. 37, 37A, 37B, 37C; ff. 42, 42A, 42B, 42C, 42D, 42E, 42F, 42G; ff. 59A, 59B; ff. 84, 84A; ff. 86, 86A; ff. 95, 95A; ff. 127, 127A; ff. 131, 131A; 131B, 131C; ff. 149, 149A; ff. 247A, 247B: ff. 253, 253A; ff. 350, 350A; ff. 385, 385A. The following numbers do not appear in the sequence: 166-169. The following pagination ranges occur: 78-79, 95A-95B, 118-119, 306-307. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 95A, 130, 347. A second, short foliation numbered 113-120 runs between ff. 16-23.
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- Title
- 'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)'
- Pages
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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