'File 1/16 II Clerical Staff: Establishment, Proposals for Increase or Decrease; Rulings Regarding Pay and Allowances, and Promotion' [3r] (7/140)
The record is made up of 1 file (70 folios). It was created in 9 Jul 1945-10 Jul 1947. 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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No# 3664-1/53.
From
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain,
The 9th September, 1945.
C.J. Pelly, Esq., O.B.E., I.C.S.,
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.
To
The Hon'ble 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 Oulf, Bushlre,
Camp, Shiraz.
Sir, \
^ haV L th L^ r to refer to y our endorsement No.2747-
6V^7 dated the 9th July, 1946, and to report as follows:-
2 * Clerical Estab^i
peace estabnsKf- 01 " 1031 3taff are SUrplUS to the
U; 3 Upper Division clerks in the English Office.
t "in the Confidential Office.
^ c; 1 m , , clerk in the Political Officer
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
's Office.
3. Of these the following should be retained n«Tnn«n^nfi v
for reasons given belowt- *
(a) 2 Clerks in the English Office.
Rea^pn? Tliere is no record keeper or stenographer
in the English Office, both of which are
urgently required. For years little attention
has been paid to the records here with the
result that they are in a state of confusion -
made a great deal worse by war conditions.
A reeord keeper is required to get and keep
them permanently in order. The 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.
is overworked at present and
has to waste his time writing routine drafts,
ne needs a stenographer.
(b) 2 Clerks in the Confidential Office.
The pre-war establishment consisted of a
Confidential Clerk and a stenographer only.
fpu is a full time occupation.
The following figures will* demonstrate the
Increase of code and cypher work (figures of
groups are not available).
£ele£££C£..
1938. 1944.
Co(ie .. 136 520.
Cypher .. 142 576.
Code. 38 523.
Cypher .. 252 633.
In addition to one clerk therefore who should
be retained for cypher work, one is required
as record keeper and despatcher.
Peqeiptg.
Issuer.
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- Content
The file contains papers relating to the following subjects:
- proposals by the Government of India for reductions in the numbers of temporary staff as a consequence of the end of World War Two, June to September 1945;
- allowances for clerks making enforced halts at Karachi or Bombay when returning from leave, October to November 1945;
- pay and dearness allowance of Third Clerk, October to November 1945;
- monetary receipts of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain for the years 1937 to 1954, January 1946;
- continuation of special pay to Confidential Clerk, February to April 1946;
- summary of duties of members of temporary establishment at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, with statistics of work, 1939 to 1946, covering letters, telegrams, export permits, and passport and consular work, January to December 1946;
- request for grant of shorthand allowance to Confidential Stenographer, February to March 1947;
- creation of post of Passport Clerk, February to March 1947;
- other papers relating to the clerical establishment, including pay, appointments, composition, and numbers.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (70 folios)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1A on the front cover and continues through to 71 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil (except for ff.3-4, which are written in red crayon, and ff.21-23, which are written in blue crayon) 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. ff.19 and 20 need to be folded out to be read. Foliation anomaly: ff.1A, 1B. Numbers forming part of the foliation sequence, but which are used as pagination numbers: 10, 54.
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- Title
- 'File 1/16 II Clerical Staff: Establishment, Proposals for Increase or Decrease; Rulings Regarding Pay and Allowances, and Promotion'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1br:1bv, 2r:8v, 9:10, 11r:52v, 53:54, 55r:70v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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