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Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general' [38r] (75/603)
The record is made up of 1 file (298 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1918-24 Feb 1948. It was written in English. 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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Reference Government of India telegram No.577? dated the
22nu July, 1947, and our telegram No.468 dated the 14th July,
1947, copies of which arc* enclosed.
2. ^ The Government of India, on the recommendation of the I
Resident, sanction dearness allowance for ministerial staff of
the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
clerical cadre. The first sanction was from
tne 1st August, 1942, and periodical sanctions for its
continuance are obtained at six monthly periods. Tho cost of
living is checked locally throughout the period and p.f found
justified by tne Resident the continuation of the allov;anc® is
sanctioned by the Government of India at the same rate as the
previous 6 months. The last period of sanction for the six
months 1-1-1947 until 30-6-1947 has expired and the question
oi the continuance of the allowance from*1-7-1947 to 31-12-1947
was raised with the-Government of India on-the 14th July, 1947.
Instructions have now been received to raise the matter with
His Majesty^ Government.
3. Rates of dearness allowance admissible till 30th June,
1947, were as under
BaHRaIN (including Trucial Coasts) :
g.on emoluments of staff up to Rs.200/- per mensem
and at half tne rates on the portion of emoluments exceedinr
Rs.^uC/- per me^isem up to a maximum of as. 500/- oer mensem.
KIT- .'A IT :
1^° ) lor those individuals whose emoluments do not
eXC ^/ Rs,200// “ Per mensem. 100 ; on salaries exceeding
as.aOO/- per mensem on the first Rs.200/- and at half that
rate on the balance up to the maximum of Rs.500/-.
4. There has been no reduction in the cost of livin and nc
improvement in present conditions is anticipated for the next"
six montns. I shall be grateful therefor for His Majesty’s
Government’s sanction by telegram for Continuance of dearness
allowance for tne next six months at rates mentioned in
paragraph 3 above. Provision for expenditure involved exists
in current year's budget estimates.
- GALLOWAY -
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me issue oi the above has been authorised.
Secretary to the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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The file concerns 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. , in Bushire.
The file covers:
- office allowance grants for the Vice-Consul and the 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.
- proposed abolition of the post of interpreter and creation of that of Arabic Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , in 1932
- cost of living in Bushire
- secret service and toshakhana (treasury) expenditure
- provision of furniture
- transfer of the telephone system to the Iranian authorities in 1938
- revision of rates of pay and allowances of the Vernacular Section of the ministerial establishment of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- pay and allowance of the Consular Clerk
- grant of Dearness Allowance to the clerical establishments in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in 1943
- local compensatory allowance for 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, from 1946.
The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between the Foreign Office, the 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. , 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. , the Government of India, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Treasury.
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- 1 file (298 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 299; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/3569
- Title
- Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:39v, 39ar:39av, 40r:100v, 100ar:100av, 101r:299v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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