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'File 1/19 II Correspondence re the Political Agent, Bahrain' [92r] (201/308)
The record is made up of 1 file (153 folios). It was created in 7 Aug 1936-19 Mar 1938. 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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Office of the Controller of Military Accounts ?
Western eonmiand^
Kiamari (Karachi), dated the 18th Aust.1937.
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.
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Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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Subject;-Recora of service verification in respect
of Lt.Col.H.E.P.Dickson, C.I.E,.I.A.
Sir
I have the honour to state that in the records of
the Grovermnent of India the ahove-named officer is shown to
have "been serving at Bahrain as a Political Officer in July
1923 and on reversion he was posted to the 2/2nd.Punj ah
Regiment,Quetta. Ee is stated to have reported for duty
there an 20.7.1923. To enable this office to complete his
Record of Service,which has "been called for "by the India
Office, information is required as to the incidence of his
transit pay for the period from the 16th July 1923 to 19%h
•July 1923. Under the rules,the transit pay and allowances
hoth ways of an officer whose services are lent "by the
Military to the Civil Department and vice versa are charge
able to the borrowing Department. As the relevant records
of this office were destroyed in the iiiarthquake at Quetta,
I have to request the favour of being informed whether the
pay of the Officer for the period from the 16th July to the
19th July 1923 was borne by the foreign Government to which
his services were lent.
The favour of an early reply is requested.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant.
Dy :Asstt:Controiler of Military Accounts,,
• Western- Command.
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- Content
The file relates to the service of the holders of the position of 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.
The papers include correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, notes, last pay statements, and claims for payment of overseas pay in England, and cover the following topics relating to service: appointments and transfer; pay; pension; leave; travel expenses; travel allowances; and travel arrangements.
The papers also cover the following special topics: photographic apparatus; removal of grave of the late Captain Granville Gower Loch from the Shwedagon Pagoda to a Christian cemetery at Rangoon, December 1936 to December 1937; membership of BAPCO Club; the use of concrete in dairy farming, December 1937; expressions of condolences; transport of items, including white Arabian truffles, February 1937; provision of pearls, July 1936; invitations; official car; ice plant, April 1937; gas cylinder, July 1937; and miscellaneous matters.
The Arabic content of this file consists of a bilingual form (invoice) and a letterhead.
The final item of correspondence in this file is dated 3 March 1938 (registered at Bahrain 16 March 1938). The closing date in the overall date range is supplied by an entry in the notes at the end of the file.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (153 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 144 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, 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. 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D; ff. 10A, 10B; ff. 11A, 11B, 11C, 11D; ff. 32A, 32B; ff. 101, 101A, 101B; ff. 115A, 115B. The following pagination ranges occur: 111-112, 120-121. The following folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 75, 76.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1006
- Title
- 'File 1/19 II Correspondence re the Political Agent, Bahrain'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1br:1dv, 2r:9v, 10ar:10bv, 11ar:11dv, 12r:13v, 17r:18v, 22r:31v, 32ar:32av, 36r:54v, 57r:58v, 59ar, 59br:59bv, 59av, 61r:68v, 71r:74v, 77r:101v, 101ar:101bv, 102r:111v, 114r:114v, 115ar:115av, 116r:120v, 122r:127v, 129r:131v, 134r:143v, 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