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'File 4/20 II Recoveries of amounts spent on behalf of R.A.F.' [‎278r] (559/720)

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The record is made up of 1 file (356 folios). It was created in 16 Mar 1936-10 Jan 1938. It was written in English. 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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In order that^casualty form action may be taken in accordance v;
with Regulations for Civilian Employees, all casualties affecti
ng the payment of civilian employees are to he notified immed-
-iately they occur to No. 203 (E.B.) Squadron Basrs^ and the
adjustments of pay made as necessary.
6. The following are recurring payments and arrangements
are to he made to make remittances to the Seihks concerned.
(a) Said hin Maktum of Dibai:-
1. Hire of Dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. for storage of petrol Es. 120 p.m.
2. Pay of Guards Rs. 100 H
(h) Ruler of ras -Al-Khaimah: -
1. Pay of Guards on petrol Barge Rs. 100
The Sheikhs receipts are to he obtained and forv.arddd
to the Command Accountant to support the transaction in the
Imprest Account.
7. In addition to the above payments are also to be made
in respect of the following miscellaneous services
(a) Electricity charges, Rents of telephone line
(b) Hire of taxies, boats, coolies A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory. hire etc.by visiting
personnel.
(c| Advances to R.A.F. and W.&B. personnel.
(d) Repairs to telephones line, ceiling fans.
Bills in respect of services to in paras(a) and (d)
are rendered by the Bahrain Government Electric supply
Authority. Those bills mentoined in para (b) are to be prepared
for the contractor by the interpreter at Bahrain and they must
be certified correct by the officer to whom the services were
rendered.
8. Action should hr taken to obtain the tarrif and
Regulations for car and taxi fees laid laid down by the Manama
Municipality, and bills for all miscellaneous services should
be certified w that the service rendered were incurred on
public service and that the charges are fair and reasonable^.
9* Separate bills are to be rendered for W&B services.
10. Receipts are to be obtained for advances made t W&B.
and R.A.F. personnel, stating the rank ahd unit and are to be
forwarded to the Command Accountant in support of your Imprest
Account.
11* A register of expenditure on postage id to be
maintained and th e total amount expended monthly will be
accounted for in the Imprest Account, by form 586.
12. forms 666 are to be used for necessary local purchases
and full particulars of the items purchased are to be shown
thereon. The signature of the contractor sopplying the* equi-
- pments is to be obtained on the form 666and being paid, he is
to sign the form as having received themoney.
13. Your attention is invited to the following paras in
K.R. & A.C.I, vrtiich apply generally in your circustances,
2739(2), 2741(1) 2742, 2744, 2747, 2749, tSS&fXX to 2753,
2759, 2761, 2762(3), 2916, 2933,

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The file concerns the arrangements for the supply of funds by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain for expenses incurred by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and its personnel in Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) and the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. .

The correspondence is mainly 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; staff of Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq, Hinaidi; the 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. Agent, Sharjah; and the Air Liaison Officer, RAF Bahrain (Wing Commander Aubrey Robert Maxwell Rickards). There is also some correspondence from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and the 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. .

The papers cover: correspondence concerning the consumption of electricity by RAF personnel in Bahrain (e.g. folio 13); monthly bills of expenditure incurred by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain on behalf of RAF personnel, for the period March 1936 - November 1937 inclusive; correspondence between 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, and the 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. Agent, Sharjah concerning monthly payments to Shaikh Said bin Maktum [Saʻīd bin Maktūm], Ruler of Dubai for hire of a petrol dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. and its guards, and to Shaikh Sultan bin Salim [Sulṭān bin Sālim Āl Qasimī], Ruler of Ras al Khaimah for pay of guards for a petrol barge, April 1936 - December 1937; receipts from RAF personnel for incidental expenses, and covering letters for payments of expenses issued by Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq, Hinaidi; correspondence between 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 and the 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. concerning the need to prevent the 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. Agent Sharjah from being forced to make advances to RAF officers, July 1936; correspondence between 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 and the Acting Adviser to the Government of Bahrain concerning payment of rent for Bahrain Aerodrome, August 1936; correspondence concerning payment of expenses in connection with the use by RAF personnel of the Bahrain Rest House (e.g. folio 113); sundry expenses incurred by the RAF in Bahrain (e.g. payment of expenses to the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) in connection with moving a crashed aeroplane, folio 134); and papers relating to the Air Liaison Officer, Bahrain (Wing Commander Aubrey Rickards), including correspondence between Rickards and 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, instructions concerning RAF accounting arrangements at Bahrain (folios 277-279), and correspondence concerning Rickards's death and estate, May - December 1937.

The Arabic language content of the file consists of approximately sixty-five items of correspondence (all with translations into English) between 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, and the 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. Agent, Sharjah; and a small number of miscellaneous items.

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1 file (356 folios)
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The correspondence is arranged in approximate 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 336-357. Circled reference numbers in blue and red crayon, which occur occasionally in the file, refer to entries in the notes.

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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 358; 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. Three additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 4-33, ff 296-309, and in the notes between ff 337-351; 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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