‘File 16/38-II Miscellaneous: Notes and orders’ [13r] (25/220)
The record is made up of 1 file (108 folios). It was created in 4 Jan 1937-31 Jul 1943. 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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Notes and instructions written by staff at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , including 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. (abbreviated through the file as ‘P.A.’), 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. (‘A.P.A.’) and Head Clerk (‘H.C.’). The notes concern the internal administration of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , including building maintenance, office supplies, repairs to Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. equipment, management of Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. staff, office practice, and management of the Agency’s (and Political Agent’s) workload. Many of the notes are circulated to other Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. departments, and bear abbreviations and signatures for the English Office (‘E.O.’), Confidential Office (‘C.O.’), Vernacular Office (‘V.O.’) and Indian Assistant’s Office (‘I.A.’).
The file also contains papers and statements relating to the theft, in 1937, of clothing belonging to the Political Agent’s servant (ff 65-69; also covered in ‘File 16/45 Cases of certain thefts from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain’ (IOR/R/15/2/1555)), and a fire in the Confidential Office, also in 1937 (ff 71-76).
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- 1 file (108 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
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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 110; 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 foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-40; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1546
- Title
- ‘File 16/38-II Miscellaneous: Notes and orders’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:3v, 5r:6v, 8r:65v, 70r:72v, 77r:87v, 89r:109v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence