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Coll 29/3 'Revision of pay and pensions of Persia and Persian Gulf establishments' [‎89r] (180/216)

The record is made up of 1 file (106 folios). It was created in 3 Jan 1928-11 Jul 1947. 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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3<» Upon examining the question it appears that the failure
of the present system is due to overlooking four factors in
the life of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , namely,
(1) The unhealthiness of the Gulf;
(2) The fact that all Indians here are working Overseas;
(3) That standards of Gulf life have changed, new enter
prises have sprung up and that others T^ill give
"better wages if Government will not;
(4) That, particularly in the Vernacular Office, oppor
tunity for corruption on a large scale exists#
4 # I will deal with these points in order. I was astonished
to find on going into the matter that out of our small cadre,
in the last seven years, no less than five clerks v/ith 3-21
years 1 service have "been bhliged to resign owing to ill-health,
losing all pension rights; that two had died of heart failure;
and that out of three who had lived to earn a pension only
two are alive the other having died the year after his re
tirement.
A third man has recently died in Karachi from cerebral
trouble in circumstances which must in part be traced to
his service in the Gulf. It will be realised that conditions
like these, which can perhaps only be equalled on the 7/est
Coast of Africa demand special consideration. It is an
accepted principle with other Governments that unhealthy
localities demand higher pay or more favourable pension
conditions. The second of these principles does not obtain
here, except it may be pointed out in the case of the Vice-
Consul of the Levant A geographical area corresponding to the region around the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Service who is employed at Bushire
alongside of the officers of the Foreign and Political
Department and who alone counts three years towards pension
for two years service in the Gulf. For our staff our Indian
Fundamental Rules apply on equal terms in every way in Bushire,
Bunder Abbas, khscat as in Kashmir and Quetta.
5. As regards (2) it has hitnerto not been recognised that
all Indians serving in the Gulf are as much overseas as the
British Officer in India, and in some cases nearly as far
from

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The file concerns revision of pay and pensions, and staff reorganization of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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 Agencies, and of the Consulates at Meshed [Mashhad], Sistan and Duzdap, in Iran.

The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between the Foreign Office, the Government of India and 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

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1 file (106 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 107; 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.

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