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'File 5/20 C.D. Belgrave Esq. Financial Adviser' [‎13r] (49/280)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (132 folios). It was created in 22 Sep 1925-11 Apr 1933. 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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Schedule of terms of service for Mr. Charles Dalrymple
Belgrave.
I. Term of contract
II. Pay.
III. Provident Fund
The term of contract shall be for four
years terminable by three months* notic
on either side. Thereafter the contract
is renewable by mutual consent.
The rate of pay shall be Ks 800/-
(eight hundred) per mensem rising by
annual increments of Rs 50 to Es 2200 (two
thousand two hundred) per mensem .
The Government of Bahrain shall pay
into a ban^: approved by the Political
Resident, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , (hereinafter
called 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. ) the sum
of two hundred rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. per mensem so long
as Mr. Charles Dalrymple Belgrave re -
mains in the service of the Gov
ernment of Bahrain, to be invested in
Government of India securities to be
approved by 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. and
endorsed payable to the Political Resi
dent, and the said securities shall be
handed over to Mr. Charles -^alrymple Bel
grave on his retiring from the service
of the Government of Bahrain or, in the
event of his dying during service, to
his heirs or legal representatives pro
vided always that -
(1) Neither Mr. Charles Dalrymple
Belgrave nor his heirs or legal
represenratives shall be entitl
ed to receive the said securi^ -
ties until Mr. Belgrave has com
pleted four years of actmal ser
vice .
(2) Mr. Belgrave shall not be en -
titled to receive the interest

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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; Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Bahrain Government; the Political Department of the Government of India; Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah; and the Manager of Lloyd's Bank, Bombay.

The correspondence contains details about the appointment of Belgrave as Adviser to the Bahrain Government; his marriage to Marjorie Lepel Belgrave (née Barrett-Lennard) in 1926 prior to their arrival in Bahrain; background on his military career and courses taken at the Colonial Institute; amendements made to his contract in 1927 (ff 13-16 includes a copy of the Schedule of terms of service for Mr. Charles Dalrymple Belgrave , signed by Belgrave, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah and the 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. , dated 31 March 1926); and pay, leave and medical arrangements.

In addition, there are details about C C L De Grenier, the Director of Bahrain Customs, and L.S. Parke, the Commandant of Police and Assistant Adviser.

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1 volume (132 folios)
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This file is arranged approximately in chronological order.

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Foliation: Circled in the top right corner of each folio. It begins on the title page, on number 1, and runs through to 126, ending on the inside of the back cover. Anomalies: f. 1A-C.

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English in Latin script
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