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'File 1/4 Personal File of Captain H D H Rance' [‎285dr] (574/936)

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The record is made up of 1 file (472 folios). It was created in 27 Aug 1943-11 Nov 1950. 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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satisfy the Accounts Officer that the amount by which the subscription has
been reduced was duly applied for the purposes specified in clause (1) ot
Rule 8-A.
/ 2) A subscriber who desires to withdraw any amouijt under clause (2)
of Rule 8-A ^hall—
(a) intimate the reason for the withdrawal to the Accounts Office i y
letter ;
(b) ma.ke arrangements with the Accounts Officer for the withdrawal :
(c) send to the Accounts Officer within such period as the Accounts
Officer may require, receipts or certified copies of leceipts in order to satisfy
the Accounts Officer lhat the amount withdrawn was duly applied for the
purposes specified in clause (2) of Rule 8-A.
(3) The Accounts Officer shall order the recovery of any amount by
which subscriptions have been reduced, or any amount withdrawn, in respect
of ttjtich he has not been satisfied in the manner required by clause (b) of sub-
ruTe (1) and clause (c) of sub-rule (2), with interest thereon at the rate pro
vided in Rule 6 from the emoluments of the subscriber and place it to the credit
of the subscriber in the Fund.
3-D. (1) Government will not make any payments on behalf of subscribers
to insurance companies, nor take steps to keep a policy alive.
(2) It is immaterial what form the policy takes, provided that it shall
be on the life of the subscriber himself and shall (unless it is a policy expressed
on the face of it to be for the benefit of his wife, or of his wife and children,
or any of them) be such as may be legally assigned by the subscriber himself
fo the Oovernor-General-in-Council,
(3) The policy may not be effected for the benefit of any benificiary
other than the wife of the subscriber or his wife and children or any of them.
8-E. (1) The policy, within three months, or, in th( case of an insurance
cmrrany whose headnnarters are outside India, within such further period as
the Accounts Officer, if be is satisfied by the production of the compietion certi
ficate (interim receipt) may fix, after the first withholding of a subscription
or jfi+hdrawal from the Fund in respect of the policy shall—
(a) unless it is a policy expressed on the face of it to be for benefit of
the wife of the subscriber, or of his wife and children, or any of hem. be
assigned, by an endorsement on the policy in the Form set-forth in the
Third Schedule, to the Governor-General-in-Council, as security for the pay
ment of any sum which may become payable to the Fund by the subscriber
under Rules 8-A to 8-H and delivered to the Accounts Officer :
• (b) if it is a policy expressed on the face of it to be for the benefit of
tbe wife of the subscribei. or of his wife and children, or any of them, be
delivered to the Accounts Officer.
(2) The Aecounts Officer shall satisfy himeslf by reference to the insur
ance company, where possible, that no prior assignment of the policy exists.
(8) If the policy is nor assigned and delivered within the said period
of three months or snch further period as the Accounts Officer may. under
sub -rule (1). have fixed any amount withheld or withdrawn from the Fund
in respect of the policy shall, with interest thereon, at the rate provided in Rule 6.
frrtlnvith be paid or repaid as the case may be. bv the subscriber to the
Fund, or. in default be ordered by the Accounts Officer to be recovered by
deduction from the emoluments of the Pubscriber, by instalments or otherwise,
as the Government of India in the War Department may direct.

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The file covers the service of Hugh Dunstan Rance as Assistant 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, 1943 to 1947, and includes papers relating to pay; travel; leave; the transport of personal effects; transport; certification for personal arms, ammunition and swords; National Savings Certificates; service records; personal details; papers relating to awards and decorations; insurance; subscriptions; pensions; war gratuity; medical bills; personal letters; and miscellaneous matters. The Arabic language content of this file is confined to a few receipts.

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1 file (472 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 f.1 on the second folio after the front cover and continues through to the back cover (f. 471). The foliation sequence appears written in pencil 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. The following foliation anomalies occur: ff. 98, 98A; ff. 105, 105A; ff. 168, 168A; ff. 219, 219A; ff. 250, 250A; ff. 265, 265A, 265B; ff. 285, 285A-G; ff. 372, 372A; ff. 426, 426A. The following folio numbers are not used: 58-60; 64; 69; 92-94; 102; 116; 180; 206-207; 306; 311; 315; 318; 334; 338; 343. The folllowing folios need to be folded out to be read: ff. 166-168 and ff. 182-184. A second foliation sequence has been crossed out. A third foliation sequence starts at 1 on f. 434. There are occasional additional numbers in red and blue crayon.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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