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'File 1/44 Publicity Officer, Bahrain' [113r] (209/482)
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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Will th« GoT«rniwBt of India in the Vjcimrml Affair® DapKrtment
kindly refer to their L'onortinduB No* D*4261«*H/4X 9 dated the 13th bept«aber 9
1941 regarding the appointuont of Ifr* Bertram Thomae ae Publloity Officer
for the Persian Oulf?
a. Zt has been stated in sub-paragraph (b) of Kis Kajssty^s Secretary of
1 . » * ^ •
State for India telegran No .loaST, dated the Tth Ba|it«iber 9 1941 that the
'« ' * •
Tjoeal Allosanoe of £600 por annum shich is to be paid looally is recover-
able from the Ministry of Infomation through usual channel® at quarterly
intervale beginning from December 31st 9 1941*
3. The o^urgee on account of the Publicity arrangewent in the Persian
Oulf as contcnplatsd in the Qo^M'naient of Indiat External affaire Depart*
■ant Kxprese letter Ho. F.209^/40, dated the 10th L>ept<fBbcr 9 1940 are
being debited entirely to Hie liajeety^ OoTernaant through the oonthly
accounts as they arise from nonth to nonth*
4* It is thus preeumed that the charges on account of ths ubllcity
arrangeiaente In the Persian CKilf will continue to be debited to His
Kajsety's OovermoBnt as has been done hitherto* In vieVf however 9 of the
Instructions oontaxnsd in sub-paragraph (b) of His Isajesty^e secretary of
Ctate for India telegraa referred to abowe 9 a doubt has arisen whether the
charges 9 in (|uestlon 9 will, in the first lnstancs 9 be debited to the Indian
Budget and then recovered quarterly from the Ministry of Inforaation* Ths
position raay 9 therefore 9 kindly be elucidated*
Sd/- B. Roy Chowdhury.
OcTt* of India. Departaent U^Q,
A OCR UC \o. JC 09 i 9 date J the
No* 00 55-155-7694.
Dated the
Copy forwarded to the Secretary to the Hon'ble the Political Kesldent
in the Persian Oulf f Bushire for infomatlon* Ths pay slip in favour of
Mr. Bertram Thomas, Publicity Officer, Pereian Oulf, Bushire has not bsen
Issued so far as no charge certificate of the officer hae been received*
If a pay elip has to bs leeued in favour of the officer in respect of the
Local Allowance of £600/- per annum, he may kindly be aeked to expedite
I, !nn.a .«nm; 1 . "'''iwiM*' i' 1
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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.
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- 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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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/2/1040
- Title
- 'File 1/44 Publicity Officer, Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1ar:1av, 2r:10v, 13r:13v, 15r:15v, 18r:19v, 21r:23v, 24ar:24av, 25r:45v, 46ar:46av, 47r:50v, 60r:62v, 64r:64v, 69r:88v, 88ar:88av, 89r:107v, 109r:148v, 150r:153v, 153dr:153dv, 154r:179v, 181r:186v, 188r:249v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence