'File 4/49 II Foreign Office Account.' [120r] (239/512)
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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Al-L LETTERS TO BE ADDRESSED TO
THE EASTERN BANK LIMITED.
TELEOR/ - ADDRESS
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The Politioal Agent,
BAHRAIN.
^ I ^' i r Dear Sir,
Ws refer to y#ur letter No•1066-4/49 mi
the 28th March and confirm haring opened a eurreab
account in our books in the name of "BAKIttlN AGENff
FOREIGN OFFICE ACCOUNT-l" with an initial depoait
of Rb .1,67,408-7-10 the amount in ezoest of
Rb* 25,000 transferred from 'Bahrain Agenoy Foreign
Office Account-A*. The sterling equivalent of
this amount at eur current concessional buying
rate of Rb« 1526 per £*100 is £*12,625-l-6d*
Tours faithfully.
MANAGER
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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.
- Extent and format
- 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.
- 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 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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- IOR/R/15/2/1158
- Title
- 'File 4/49 II Foreign Office Account.'
- Pages
- 120r:120v, 143r:143v, 203r:203v
- Author
- Eastern Bank Limited
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