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'File 1/44 Publicity Officer, Bahrain' [189r] (359/482)
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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D .O.HO. sst) -1/44. POLITICAL AGENCT,
BAHRAIN,
3 J»riu«ry, 1947.
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Please refer to your deial official letter No.BT/64
d«ited the 14th December ? 1946#
2. The following additional inforja^tion is available
here;-
Your par*Kr*ph 1 (i)
During the period in question expenses incurred by
the Public Relations Officer on entertainments
and gratuities in Bahrain and on tours, in
addition to those already included in the list
sent with iay previous letter were as follows
28-10-42 iintertaim^ent on tour of P.R.O. - 6s. 42-0-0
29-11-42 Dinner to Dutch released
prisoners of War. Rs. 42-13-0
21-2-43 Gratuity to Wall Barkah Ks. 100- 0-0
" to Sawaig Es. 50- 0-0
" to Sohar Ks. 100- 0-0
Rations for c«ir -md launch crew Es. 70- 0-0
20-10-43 Expenses incurred on cineiia party
at the P.R.O. •s house held on
18-10-43. Ks. 31- 0-0
30-10-43 Expenses incurred on a dinner
and cinema party held by the
P.R.O. on 20-10-43. Hs. 43-0-0
Your p*raar*ph 2
You drew an advance of &». 1000/- against your
tour expenses by
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Voucher No.32 of July 1943. This
advance was repaid by you to Government on the 7th October
1943 *nd h-is been shown on the receipt side in the October
C-tsh Account of this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. No question of your
refunding this amount to Government should therefore
arise now.
Your para^r^ph 3 .
The details of your Travelling allowance bill
d*ted the 22nd aky 1943(
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Voucher No.40 of May 1943)
are siailar to the details given by you, and cover all
the expenditure incurred on halts, steamer fare, car
fares and taxi fare etc. The bill also includes an
additional item " gratuities in Sa^di Arabia"- Rs. 200/-.
It does not however cover launch fare from Bahrain to A1
Khobar nor car fare across Arabia( A1 Khobar to Jedda)
as, presumably, no such expenses were incurred.
Your para^r^ph 4 .
No steamship passage from Bahrain to Basra was
paid when you left your il.of I. job in Bahrain, and it is
believed that your journey was actually arranged
through the Navy. The item dated the 30th October 1943
" cost of air passage and freight on excess luggage-
-ks.735/4/- relates to your air passage from Bahrain to
Cairo on the 20th July, 1943 to attend the llinistry of
Information Conference held in ^airo in July 1943. This
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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.
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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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- 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
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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