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'File 4/49 II Foreign Office Account.' [‎4r] (7/512)

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The record is made up of 1 file (254 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1949-4 Nov 1950. 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.F- 4/49
POLITICAL AGENCY An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. ,
BAHRAIN,
29th January 1949.
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-I have- LIib hoiiour to refer to Foreign Office
Account for the quarter ended 30th June, 194S^
recently despatched to you and to state tha< certain
items previously paid from the GovernmenTof India
grants and subsequently charged to F^eign Office
Account here have been held in susn^hse by the
Administrative Officer, Mr.Johnson, vide the state
ment of suspense account forwaj^ded to you with the
quarterly account mentioned above. I should like,
however, to point out tha^Tor the items 2, 6, 9,
10, 11 and 12 in the list, i.e, coffee expenses
for Bahrain and Sharjan Agencies, it has been a long
established custom po provide coffee for respectable
visitors such as Government Officials and the Local
Arab merchants who call on the Political Aeent here
and 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,
both on official calls and for ordinary business calls
during office hours. It is requested that sanction
may be/accorded to charge the above items to Public
Fundp at least to cover past expenditure, and that
a ^ruling may be given as to whether in future such
mrgcs may contiime-tu be debited lu Publtc Funds.
2. — g_imilarJ j£-a oum-of Re.31^r4/0-h^ing tjpa^rent
of telephone in Assistant Political Agej^t^s house has
also been held in suspense (item 5 ofxtne Suspense
Statement). Such charges were previously paid and
charged to Government Account as^for official purposes
alone it is essential for th£/lCssistant Political
Agent who lives two miles to be within call by
telephone. Bahrain bejtfig the main port of call for
shipping in the gulf^as well as the centre of the
Air routes crossip^between the Middle East and India
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. is constantly being called
out of office^nours on business connected with the
Shipping Cdnpanies and the British Overseas Airways
Corporation and other air lines. As this is all
official it seems unfairt hat the Assis tant Political
Agei^shouJ»d have-te-b^rr^Ehe"cost, and~~^ 5 mcj;ion is
reqirenrtedthat past expenses in this connection be
charged to Public Funds, and in the future also.
I havi the honour to be,
\ s l r > \
Your meet obedient servant,
POLITICAL AGEN
RAIN.
Sbtt Finance
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Foreign Office*
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The file relates to the operation of the Foreign Office Account of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain. The papers contain references to the kind of expenditure that came under this head, including expenditure on other posts in the region that were funded by the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain. The papers consist of 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 and his staff; correspondence from the Foreign Office Finance Department; correspondence from 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. ; correspondence from staff of the British Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Sharjah; statements of deposits received from the Bahrain Post Office into the Foreign Office Account with the Eastern Bank Limited, 1948 - February 1950; quarterly statements of account of Bahrain Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Foreign Office Account - B, for the quarters ended June 1950 and September 1950; and related correspondence.

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1 file (254 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 225-255. Circled serial numbers in ink and crayon (red for incoming, blue for outgoing correspondence) 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 256; 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 sequence, which uses the serial numbers in the file (described under Arrangement), with the addition of supplementary numbers (including a, b etc. numbers) to create a false foliation, is also present in the file between ff 1-224; the supplementary numbers are also written in pencil and circled, but are located to the left of the main foliation sequence.

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