‘File 16/27 Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous Assistance to Government Officials’ [6v] (12/572)
The record is made up of 1 file (283 folios). It was created in 5 Nov 1920-13 Nov 1954. 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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Correspondence sent to and from the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , and dealing with a miscellaneous range of day-to-day matters:
- arrangements amongst British officials and shipping agents in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for the delivery, forwarding and receipt of letters, packages, furniture, motor vehicles, and other items, sent by post and steamer;
- arrangements for the financial settlement of bills;
- electrical supply and electricity running costs at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in the early 1920s;
- an enquiry, dated 1932, from the Department of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Tanganyika Territory, relating to the transportation of livestock by dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. from Zanzibar to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ;
- in 1937, arrangements for the printing and distribution from Bahrain of new Bills of Health (also called Sanitary Certificates) for issue to vessels calling at Muscat;
- correspondence relating to Wilfred Patrick Thesiger’s exploration of the Empty Quarter, including a letter from Thesiger to 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. at Bahrain, dated 6 May 1949, stating that he would like to give the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Shaikh Zeid bin Sultan [Zayed bin Sulṭān Āl Nahyān], a rifle, as a token of his appreciation (f 199);
- correspondence dated 1950, relating to a Palestinian teacher applying for work with the Muscat Government, having formerly been employed by the Government of Bahrain.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (283 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. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 261-284) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- 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 285; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 between ff 3-173; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. Foliation anomalies: f 46a.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1524
- Title
- ‘File 16/27 Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous Assistance to Government Officials’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:20v, 22r:40v, 42r:44v, 46r:46v, 46ar:46av, 47r:53v, 55r:56v, 58r:59v, 61r:65v, 67r:70v, 72r:72v, 74r:83v, 87r:91v, 93r:94v, 96r:120v, 122r:131v, 134r:141v, 143r:149v, 152r:152v, 154r:157v, 161r:169v, 172r:172v, 174r:188v, 190r:192v, 194r:198v, 200r:200v, 202r:205v, 207r:208v, 210r:212v, 214r:227v, 229r:231v, 233r:258v, 260r:284v, 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