'File 1/17 Revision Scheme for Clerical Cadre of the Persian Gulf Residency' [‎58r] (121/228)

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The file relates to the administration of a scheme to improve the quality of the Clerical (later Ministerial) Establishment in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. generally, and specifically in Bahrain.

The file opens with a report by Lieutenant Colonel Lionel Berkeley Holt Haworth, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 3 January 1928, to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India, entitled 'Revision Scheme for the Improvement of the Conditions of Service of the Clerical Cadre of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. ', and a letter supporting the proposals from Sir Frederick William Johnston, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 9 December 1928, also sent to the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India. The report by Haworth states that the standard of the clerical staff of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. was very much below that of staff in other first class residencies, principally because the terms offered were insufficient to attract the right calibre of staff. Four reasons were offered for this: the unhealthiness of the Gulf; the fact that Indian clerks were working overseas; the general improvement in standards of living, which meant that employment opportunities were available elsewhere; and the fact that some posts, particularly in the Vernacular Office, offered scope for dishonesty. The main conclusion of the report and the subsequent letter from Johnston was that members of the clerical cadre should be offered improved rates of pay.

The file also includes papers relating to the Government of India's approval for a reorganisation of the whole Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Establishment under the terms of the revised scheme, including nominal rolls of staff, January 1929 to April 1931; and papers relating to the appointment and pay, both collectively and individually, of members of the Clerical (later Ministerial) Establishment of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, including some nominal rolls of staff, May 1931 to March 1944.

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1 file (113 folios)

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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 111 on the back cover. The sequence is written in pencil, enclosed in a circle, 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. The following folios need to be folded out to read: ff. 42-43, f. 55. A second incomplete foliation sequence runs between ff. 57-91: these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence. A third short foliation sequence runs through the notes at the rear of the file, between ff. 97-104: again these numbers are written pencil, are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.

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