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'Post of Indian Assistant and Assistant Political Agent' [2r] (3/152)
The record is made up of 1 file (76 folios). It was created in 21 Apr 1921-1 Apr 1931. 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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The A enoy Bahr&in.
^rCu^r31/4/31,
I had hopei to haye an opportunity of lisoussinf
with you the affairs of SyeA Slidlq Hassan before he prooeeAs on
leaTe.Ue Is howerer off very soon & wants to go t) Kerbela to uui
enable his wife who Is a Shlo^ to do the ^Zlareh",so I write at
some length since he hopes to call at Bushlre on the way to Alscus
his future.
He Is very anxious to ^et a change from the Oulf prefer
-ably to Inila or falling that to Mesopotamia If a suitable Job
can be proriAeA for him* He neets to be somewhere where ho can £3
get aHequate schooling for his ohlllren & points out that he has
done more than his fair share of the Gulf& has come to the ont of
his tether as far as promotion goes.He says he has triei before t
to get a transfer but has always been held up as iniispensable &
fears that this may be again his fate in which case he woulil pre
fer to retire* Personally I think he is really loserring of a re
commendation for a chin^e & if possible promotion, I foal sure Sir
Percy Cox coull finA employment for hia if you are lisposeA to re-
comcenA him. An aAAitional reason for his wanting a transfer,ttuni
though he has not salA so,is ,1 feel sure,that he is somewhat xlx
afralA of being left in charge here again AA the future, ^e has
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haA sereral serere & longish tests in this respects & has Aone ex
tremely well,yet there are signs that he was beginning to t^t into
Aeep water & I Ao not think we shoulA.for his own sake risk learln
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him in charge here again in the future.
He has officiated for sereral long perioA8,but
haA not of course,the prestige of a P.A. anA was afraiA of getting
"up against" people may of whom,particularly the staff & some of
the frequenters of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,began to take aAyantage of hin. For
a long time he kept clear of difficulties by being rery modest A
retiring & keeping aloof from entanglsroents.The opposition took
heart at this A he then began to Aabble in local Politics 1 to
get for himself a local following.This particularly in the perioA
Just before I took OTer,& it was Just beginning to get^too much St'
for hia. There were one or two cases in which he unAoubteA3y tacxs
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This file contains correspondence between the British 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. at Bahrain, the British 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. at Bushire and the High Commissioner of Baghdad.
The correspondence concerns organisation and reorganisation of staff within the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain between 1921 and 1931. Included are details concerning the position of Indian Assistant held by Syed Siddiq Hasan, his desire to leave the Gulf for India and attempts made by the British 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. to find a replacement. In addition, other correspondence concerns the creation of the post of Assistant 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. due to the increased workload of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. caused in part by implementation of the Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. . There are also details regarding other Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. positions, including: the Head Clerk and Assistant Surgeon.
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.
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Foliation: The main foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second foliation sequence runs between ff 2-41; these numbers are written in blue crayon and are circled.
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- 'Post of Indian Assistant and Assistant Political Agent'
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- front, front-i, 2r:75v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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