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'File 42/1 Adviser to the Government of Bahrain' [‎48r] (95/318)

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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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(iv) That if the pay of the appointment of Adviser
were to be raised, it would be inadvisable
to create a post of Assistant to the Adviser
and that, as Mr* Luard is not available, the
proposal should be dropped and an attempt be
iiade to place responsibility for some of the
work now done by the Adviser on to others
and to add to his higher clerical staff.
5 . ?ax. i enclose a statement ’A 1 showing the effect 6t the
ini 4 rovement in pay (i) as proposed by heigrave, end (ii) as it
will be if the inerruent is increased and the Provident Fund
proposal dropped. It will be seen that on the assumption that
Belgrave will serve for another ten years, the latter will give
him *.1615/- more than his own proposal, but is not so beneficial
in the earlier years, it, however, avoids the sudden increase
at the beginning before the fuxi effect of oil development is
felt. Beigrave accepts the change.
Passage^ . I also attach a statement ‘B* showing tne cost
to the State of allowing Belgrave to go home for four months and
ten days (the time of air passage there end back) every second
year, with half a far for his wife. There is a slight saving
of money to the State.
7* I recommend tnat tne 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. should be authorized
to place the matter before the Shaikh.
x should be grateful If ti bles could be checked
through, though I think that the> are correct.

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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.

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1 file (159 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.

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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
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