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'File 42/1 Adviser to the Government of Bahrain' [42r] (83/318)
The record is made up of 1 file (159 folios). It was created in 11 Jan 1933-19 Mar 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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GOVERNMENT OF BAHRAIN.
I am allowed however to utilise the one return fare to India which
I am granted in years when I do not go home,
5. The original leave provisions are not suitable to present
conditions. It is difficult and inconvenient to take the month’s
local leave every year,the journey, in the middle of the summer,
to a place where one would benefit from a change of air is a
deterrent to taking short leave. Travel facilities have improved
greatly during recent years; England can be reached in a few days
by air or in a fortnight by land. The bad effect of a prolonged
stay in Bahrain and the dislocation in work resulting from six
months leave could be obviated by shorter out more frequent leave,
such as is given to officers in the Colonial service and, I believe,
the Consular service.I ask for four months leave, excluding time
taken to make the journey by air, with return air fare and half fare
for my wife, if making the journey, every second year.
6. The only form of pension which I have is the Provident Fund.
This fund is invested in British Government stock. There has been
a great drop in interest rates since this fund was conceived and
it now produces very much less than it did previously. I usx for
an additional Rs 50/- per month to be added to the present
Provident Fund to counteract the effect of the reduction in rates
of interest.
Yours sincerely
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The file contains correspondence between British officials in Bushire, Bahrain and India, and Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. The early correspondence relates to setting up suitable arrangements to fill Belgrave’s role in Bahrain while he took six months leave in the summer of 1934.
The rest of the file is predominantly concerned with general discussions regarding the alteration of Belgrave’s terms of service, covering his pay and leave, as well as specific arrangements for his leave in India in the early 1940s.
In the final folios of the file, the correspondence discusses increasing opposition to Belgrave within Bahrain in the late 1940s. Of particular interest are folios 124-126, these being an anonymous letter from ‘the people of Bahrain’ to the Minister of Colonies in London, expressing their discontent with Belgrave’s position of power. Folio 137 is an English translation of an article that appeared in Arab World magazine, condemning Belgrave. The Arabic original is contained on Folio 150.
The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence (in Arabic and English) between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain and Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah regarding Belgrave's contract and pay.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (159 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 159; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-156; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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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/15/2/899
- Title
- 'File 42/1 Adviser to the Government of Bahrain'
- Pages
- 2r:3v, 15r:18v, 41r:44v, 70r:70v, 91r:91v, 94r:94v, 96r:96v, 121r:121v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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