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'File 1/4 Personal File of Captain H D H Rance' [322r] (646/936)
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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POLITICAL
AGENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
BAHRAIN.
The 1st Hecember, 1947.
To
Major H.D.H. Ronce,
c/o Grindlay^s Bank Ltd.,
54, Parliaraent Street,
London, S.W.I.
Memo r and uia
Reference your note
addressed to the Accountant.
2. (a) Language reward voucher is now Ming sent
to you for signature separately.
(b) No authority or information ha5 been received
for drawing your pay after the 15th August, 1947. It is hoped ^
that instructions will be issued shortly.
(c) A reminder has been issued regarding your
Army War Gratuity.
(d) You wrote to the Accountant General, Central
Revenues, New Delhi, when you were here asking hii to send
authority etc., for your leave salary to your London address.
It will therefore be better if you remind him from there.
(e) No information regarding pension of Military
officers of the
Indian Political Service
The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
is available here.
It is suggested that you contact the Commonwealth Relations
Office, London, regarding this.
(f) You wrote to the Accountant General, Central
a v
c ^
dated 4th November, 1947,
Revenues, asking him to send authority etc., for payments
of your Defence Services Officer's Provident Fund to your
London address. A reminder may therefore olease be issu ^d
from there.
(g) No information as to the fuitur#:' of the
I.M.W.O. Fund is available he.e.
th) A statement of your Bank account is being
sent.
(i) The question of refund by Government of
the bills paid by you to Dr. Snow was not raised by you when
you were here. It is therefore doubtful whether it can now
be pursued with any hope of success.
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- Content
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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- Physical characteristics
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 View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/974
- Title
- 'File 1/4 Personal File of Captain H D H Rance'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:1v, 1ar:1av, 2r:2v, 3v:10v, 11v:35v, 36v:40v, 41v:57v, 61r:63v, 65r:66v, 68r:68v, 70r:72v, 73v:86v, 87v:91v, 95r:98v, 98av, 99r:101v, 103r:104v, 105ar:105av, 108v:115v, 117r:127v, 129r:136v, 136ar:136av, 137v:138v, 139v:142v, 143v:161v, 162v:164v, 165v:168v, 168ar:168av, 169r:179v, 181r:202v, 208r:217v, 218v:219v, 219ar:219av, 220v:234v, 235v:246v, 251r:265v, 265ar:265bv, 266r:268v, 270r:285v, 285ar:285gv, 286r:305v, 307r:310v, 312r:314v, 316r:317v, 319r:328v, 330r:333v, 335r:335v, 337r:337v, 339r:342v, 344r:345v, 347r:372v, 372ar:372av, 373r:424v, 425v:426v, 426ar:426av, 427r:427v, 428v:429v, 430v:431v, 432v:465v, 467v:470v, 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