Coll 29/2(4A) 'Budget estimates, Persian Gulf 1948-1949' [‎28r] (56/161)

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f-fc November 9 1947.
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His Majesty^ Secretary of State
for Corcmonweelth Relations f
London.
Sir
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I have the honour to forward herewith the budgets for
this 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. and its subordinate Agencies for the year 1948 - 4&
2* The budgets hove been prepared in the form in which they
have hitherto been submitted to the Government of India. In the
abstracts I have given brief reasons for savings and excesses.
3. I have not made nny provision under the head "Central
Contract Grant" which is intended for ordinary repairs to
buildings. If it is considered desirable that responsibility
for such ordinary repairs and maintenance of buildings should
be left os in the post in the hands of the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
and the Poll tied Agents the following additions should be r.ade
to the budgets under the head "Central Contract Grant".
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. ... te.25|000 v
Kuwait ... 5,000
Bahrain ... 5,000
Muscat ... 5,000
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4. The following are some explanatory comments*
a) I have allowed for officers on the basis of the posts
sanctioned by the Government of India either permanently or
temporarily. The cost of t' e two officers whom the Foreign
Office propose to send for training will be met from the
provision made for Under Secretary to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and
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. , Muscat.
b) I have also provided for the ministerial staff on the
present basis. All our Indian sta^f will have to be placed on a
contract basis by August 15th 1948, and it is possible that the
budget provision will be exceodod as a result but until the
contract terms have been worked I cannot give even an approximate