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'File 1/47 Recess for Clerical Staff' [‎10r] (21/76)

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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. No. 7 fl 0 ^
Please refer to your demi-official letter No« 1296-28/37,
dated the 27th July, and your telegram No. A/1038, dated the 6th
August 1943.
2. Our programme of clerks visiting Shiraz will be as follows t-
I l\ A Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
1 I 1 ^ Bahrain, the 8th August 1943,
Name Depart ^tyrn
Messrs. Johannes Resang 1 s first Hesang's
and Seth August trip September trip
Dr. Siddia Resang*s first Resang's first
;ocai4£3 o * «» <• — o — -
beptember trip October trip
3. There remains Mr. D 1 Souza. He himself is not s strong
candidate for leave, (when I proposed sending him by the Resang's
first August trip, in my telegram No. 266 of 31st July, I intended
that he should leave his family at Shiraz but return himself
the Resang 1 s second trip in August,) as he last returned from India
in February 1942^ furthermore I do not think ».e could spr.re him^
particularly after Mr. Rabban^s now impending departure, as all
the otJier clerks in the Knglish Office will then be new and the
efficiency of our English Office at the best oi -.i.uaa leaves ^
pood deal to be desired. I should, however, like his family
to »et a change at Shirez.if that can be arranged without affecoing
the programme given in paragraph 2 above. I ti0 ^ now ^ whe
there is am^where else in 3hiraz where tiiay coula stay _ ^hey
consist of lire. D 1 Souza and 4 children. If anything could be
arranged fcr them, would you be good enough to xet me know
"Vours sincerely.
R. G. Daubeny, Esq.,
Secretary to the Hon'ble ne
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. , ^ushire

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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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