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'File 1/44 Publicity Officer, Bahrain' [66r] (113/482)
The record is made up of 1 file (240 folios). It was created in 14 Mar 1940-24 Jul 1949. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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To I he Captain and/or Agents and/or Owners of the S.S, w V ^ ^ '
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Gentlemen,
V\e should be obliged by your granting delivery order to
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in reipect of the undermenlioneil goods without production of
Bill of Lading
A document confirming the goods which a ship has received.
,
nnd in consideratiou ol your so doing we undertake lo pay on demand all Freight and'or General
and Pai licular werage and/or charges whatsoever thereon, to indemnify you and each of you against
all claims and/or demands uhich maybe mnde against you or any of yon in respect of the under-
menlioned goods {ind to hold you harmless from any and all consequences that may arise by your
granlini; such deliverv order *nd acting thereon, inciuding losses, damages, costs or any otlier expe
nse which vou or any of you may sustain or incur by reason ol premises or in anyway relating thereto.
We further undertake to hand you I^ill of Lading duly endorsed within two months from date
of Ihis'guarantee : and further, ii any proceedings be instituted against you or any of you from lime to
time in reaped of the said goods, whether by a holder of Hill of Lading or otherwise, we undertake
to provide you witn snflicient funds to defend the same, and to meet any proved claims, and, if called
ui on, undertake at anv time whilst the said goods are in our hands to deliver the same to you.
We further undertake that the Underwriters of these goods shall be informed of this Indem-
nity should a claim in respect ol these goods be made upon them. In all the undertakings and obli-
< ations hereunder we bind ourselves jointly and severally.
K.P.B.
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and No3.
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- Content
The file relates to the appointment and service of holders of the post of Publicity Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bahrain (from 1942 known as Public Relations Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bahrain), including Bertram Sidney Thomas (served December 1941 to October 1943).
The papers, which include correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, charge certificates (recording the handing-over of duties between officers), notifications, last pay certificates, letter of guarantee for a bill of lading A document confirming the goods which a ship has received. ; and other forms and certificates, cover the following topics: travel arrangements; correspondence concerning charge certificates and last pay certificates; appointment and transfer; pay and allowances; advances of pay; attendance at a conference of Publicity Officers in Cairo, Egypt, May 1940; transport of personal effects; recovery of sum paid to servants at Bushire, July 1940; Government of India confirmation of the continuance of the post of Publicity Officer for the duration of the War, August 1940; certificate confirming that the holder was a Government Servant; leave and leave salary; payment of Indian Income Tax; bill from merchant in Bahrain, December 1941; bill for transmitter hire, July 1946; and correspondence between Bertram Thomas and the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain concerning the accounts of his service as Public Relations Officer, Bahrain, December 1946 to January 1947.
The Arabic language content of this file consists of the bilingual letterhead of a Bahrain merchant.
The correspondence (the main body of papers in the file) is dated 14 March 1940 to 11 July 1949. The closing date in the overall date range is provided by an entry in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (240 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 1 on the front cover, and continues through to 249 on the last folio before the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, often underlined, 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 anomalies: ff. 1, 1A; ff. 24, 24A; ff. 46, 46A; ff. 88, 88A; ff. 153, 153D. The following numbers are omitted from the sequence: 12, 14, 16, 49, 51-59. The following pagination ranges occur: 179-180, 186-187.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1040
- Title
- 'File 1/44 Publicity Officer, Bahrain'
- Pages
- 46r:46v, 63r:63v, 65r:68v
- Author
- British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
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