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'File 1/47 Recess for Clerical Staff' [‎9r] (19/76)

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The record is made up of 1 file (38 folios). It was created in 27 Jun 1943-23 Jun 1946. 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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D.O. "10 .1296-88/37.
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British " 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. and
Consulate G-eneral,
Bushire.
The 29th J'ul37',1943.
Ple^e refer to your demi-ofTicial letter
A To.l583-vl3A dated the -19th July 1943.
I am afraid there is no chance at all of
La Eive "beinc ahle to go to Bahrain as a relief
for Sajgopalan while the latter is at Shiraz.
I a\iite"realize your difficulty "but we literally
have no one we can spare at the moment. The only
solution is for ^ajgopalan to postpone his
"holiday" until he is transferred to Bushire
which will he as soon as possible after Jalcefield's
return ^rc-i leave.

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The file relates to recess (relocation on duty, mainly to Shiraz, to avoid the hot summer climate at Bahrain) for members of the Clerical staff of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain (excluding local, Arab, members of staff). The papers, which consist of correspondence, memoranda, and telegrams, cover the following topics: administrative arrangements for recess of clerical staff and their familes; travel arrangements; request for permission for family members to travel by ship in anticipation of sanction of Ministry of War Transport to their carriage, August 1943; and entitlement of members of clerical staff to travel allowance as they were on duty.

The covering dates of the correspondence (the main body of papers) in the file are 27 June 1943 to 11 April 1945. The closing date in the overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.

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1 file (38 folios)
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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.

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Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 37 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, and appears 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 anomaly: ff. 1, 1A.

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