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‘Foreign Office circulars. Particulars regarding temporary officers’ [‎116r] (233/274)

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The record is made up of 1 file (135 folios). It was created in 1 Jul 1946-26 Jan 1948. 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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No
1633-29/43
POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
BAHRAIN.
The 4th May 1947.
Sir,
I have the honour to request that one copy of
the Annual Reprint of the Foreign Office circulars for
the year 1946, may be supplied to me as soon as it is
available ..
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant
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for 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
The Under Secretary of State,
for Foreign Affairs
Foreign Office
London.

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The file comprises copies of circulars and other papers received at the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. from the Foreign Office (FO), relating to the administration of the Foreign Service at home and abroad. The file is arranged in three parts:

The first part (ff 2-23) is headed ‘Establishment’ and comprises a report, authored by David Scott and dated 1 July 1946, with some circulars relating to the organisation (and reorganisation) of the Foreign Office in the post-war period. The report contains information on: FO recruitment; training; amalgamation of posts; home allowances; salary scales; promotion. Circulars relate to: training; medical schemes; first aid equipment; clothing coupons; recruitment, including application forms.

The second part (ff 24-123) is headed ‘Circulars’ and comprises circulars received from the FO relating to: stationery supplies, including economy of use of stationery and supply of mourning stationery; supply of reference books, lists and other publications; salary scales; recruitment of typists, shorthand typists and clerical assistants, with application forms and notes; structure diagrams for the FO’s Establishment and Organisation, Finance, Establishment and Finance (Information), and Personnel Departments; Foreign Service post preference cards; forms for reporting on service; lists of FO circulars.

The third part of the file (ff 124-128) contains correspondence exchanged between 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. and the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , dated January 1948, relating to an FO circular requesting details of the particulars of FO temporary officers, and includes the particulars of 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. (Cornelius James Pelly) and the Assistant 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. (Joseph Edward Havelock Hudson) (f 126, f 127).

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1 file (135 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged into three parts. The first two parts have cover sheets with the headings Establishment (ff 2-23) and Circulars (ff 24-123) on them. Correspondence at the end of the file constitutes a third part of the file (ff 124-128). Within each part, the papers follow an approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 129-134) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 136; 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. Foliation anomalies: f 52a, f 52b.

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