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'File 1/47 Recess for Clerical Staff' [‎35r] (71/76)

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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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Recess for the clerical staff *
Uiider the recess rules only 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. , and Asstt.
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. , Bahrain, are allowed to recess and to draw
T.A. for the journey# In 1943 P.R. allowed certain clerks
of this office to proceed to Shiraz and permitted them to
draw T.A. by showing them "as summomed to the Resident's
Slimmer headquarters for duty".^
In 1944 P-R* sanctioned the Shiraz trip (referred to as
Shiraz recess) on the condition that H. T. Resang carried
the Bahrain staff free of charge and 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. could arrange
free transport with the A.I.O.C. on their oil tankers plying
between Bushtre and Shiraz and vice versa# As Resang
proceeded to Basra for repairs the scheme fell through.
Jxi April 1945 P.R. again made enquiries about the Shiraz
recess and on 11/4/1946 provisional programme was telegraphed
to him but no one was allowed to proceed to Shiraz.
f*. £ 9.
\s we have not received the usual telegram from Bushire
about the clerk 1 recess for 1946 it is presumed that the
scheme has been abandoned. However a reference to the Secy,
is suggested.
If the recess is sanctioned by summoning clerks to the
Resident 's summer headquarters at Shiraz on duty, T.A.
exDenditure as noted below will have to be incurred foi- the
journey to Shiraz and back including 10 days halt at full
Special grade clerks. 372
Other clerks. 262
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T• A. ■ •
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No definite forecast can be made as to the probable
expenditure under T.A. as it will depend upon the transfers
and leave of officers and clerical staff and also on the
number of journeys performed by air on duty to the xruclal
Coast and back.
The grants for the last financial year were approximately
Rs.10,000/- under T.A. for permanent estab. and Rs.8,000/- for
temporary estakblishment. These were exceeded by about Rs.3000/
and Rs.4000/- respectively on account of the transfer of the
A.P.A., the transfer of Capt. Murphy from Sambalpur and his
visit to Jerusalem.
The grants sanctioned for the current financial year are
about^the same i.e. Rs.10,000/- under permanent estab. and
Rs.8,000/- under temporary estab. The recess arrangements

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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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