'File 4/4 VIII Budget Estimates of Political Agency for the year 1946-47.' [‎14r] (27/72)

Content

The file contains the statement of budget estimates for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain for the financial year 1946-47, and associated financial statements and correspondence for the same period.

The correspondence is between staff of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, and the Political 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The budget estimates cover expenditure on pay of officers; pay of establishment; allowances, honoraria etc.; secret expenditure; other charges; and the Dubai Hospital Establishment. Also included are detailed pay statements for officers and establishment; statements of 'K-Special War Charges'; statements of excesses and savings; and statements of modifications in the budget estimates.

The correspondence consists of covering letters, and correspondence concerning particular items of expenditure, including an explanation of increased expenditure on the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. launch (folio 20).

The date range gives the covering dates of the principal items of correspondence; the earliest and latest dated additions to the file are entries in the notes dated 22 August 1945 and 11 May 1947 respectively.

Extent and format

1 file (34 folios)

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, and terminates with a set of notes at folios 31-34. Circled serial numbers in ink and crayon, which occur throughout the file (red for incoming, blue/black for outgoing correspondence), refer to entries in the notes.

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 36; 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 also present in parallel between ff 2-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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English in Latin script

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