'File 4/60 Mission Fund.' [‎23r] (45/88)

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The file concerns expenditure by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. . Bahrain (and the British Agencies at Qatar and Sharjah) on 'ceremonial' expenses (official entertainment) chargeable to the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. 's Mission Fund.

The file includes correspondence from the 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 (Cornelius James Pelly); 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 Political Officer, Qatar (Arthur John Wilton); the Political Officer, Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Sharjah (Patrick Desmond Stobart); and departments of the Government of Bahrain.

The papers cover: correspondence and accounts concerning the provision of coffee for hospitality purposes; supply of infra-red lamps for the Shaikh of Dubai; allocation of money to the Mission Fund; expenditure in connection with a dinner party given in honour of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi; statement of Mission Fund expenditure for the quarter ended 30 September 1950; and expenses in connection with the installation of temporary lighting at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain.

The Arabic language content of the file consists of a letterhead on folio 6, and a few signatures.

The date range gives the covering dates of the main items of correspondence; the last dated addition to the file is an entry in the notes on folio 43 dated 6 December [1950].

Extent and format

1 file (42 folios)

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminates with a set of notes between folios 38-43. Circled serial numbers in ink and crayon (red for incoming, blue 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 44; 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. 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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