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Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general' [90r] (181/603)
The record is made up of 1 file (298 folios). It was created in 26 Oct 1918-24 Feb 1948. 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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Copy of M6AO*No*33/&73 9 dated the 6th llaroh 9
2£44|from the Secy* to the Hon 1 bie the Political
Resident in the Persian Qulf 9 Buahire 9 to the Ih^der
Secy* to the Government of India t External Affairs
Department f Kew Delhi.
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Subjects«4dvfcri{°£ for inferior establishment of the
Persian Gu3f Independent Subdivision*
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Reference the correspondence resting with your
memorandum Ho*4-«A/43 9 dated the 28th April 9 194d*
2* Owing to the tremenuous increase in the
cost of cloth and tailoring charges it is no longer
possible to clothe the inferior establishment of
the Public Works Department from the amounts sanc
tioned* The strictest economy has been observed dth
the result that no thick \fni ferae were issued between
the autumn of 1940 and December 1943* By the letter
date the menials concerned were in rags and new
winter uniforms had to be Issued at a total cost of
U»l 9 328/8Adetail8 of which are as follows i~
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20capt (XOmen 2 caps eachj^9/«per cap) 100/-
13 pairs khaki serge trousers(13raen 1 pair
each ®fo*33/-par pair) •• •• 429/-
13 long khaki serge coats(13 men 1 coat each
d^35/-par coat*7 •• •• 71b/-
Total* • 132 - 1/-
2* The cost of hot weather uniforms has also
greatly increased and it is anticipated that the
cost this year* will be approxlmitely fcs*l 9 000/-.
4* In these circumstances it is requested that
sanction may kindly bs accorded to the supply of
liveries to che inferior establishment of the Public
yorks Department at a cost of &*1 9 000/—per annum
whan only aUiSTier clothing is Issued and at a cost of
is*2^00/- every alternate year when both suianer and
winter clothing is issued*
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The file concerns 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. , in Bushire.
The file covers:
- office allowance grants for the Vice-Consul and the 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.
- proposed abolition of the post of interpreter and creation of that of Arabic Munshi A term used in the Middle East, Persia and South Asia to refer to a secretary, assistant or amanuensis. Munshis were employed in the British administration in the Gulf. , in 1932
- cost of living in Bushire
- secret service and toshakhana (treasury) expenditure
- provision of furniture
- transfer of the telephone system to the Iranian authorities in 1938
- revision of rates of pay and allowances of the Vernacular Section of the ministerial establishment of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- pay and allowance of the Consular Clerk
- grant of Dearness Allowance to the clerical establishments in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , in 1943
- local compensatory allowance for Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. officers, from 1946.
The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between the Foreign Office, the 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. , 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Government of India, the British Legation at Tehran, and the Treasury.
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- 1 file (298 folios)
- Arrangement
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 for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 299; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3569
- Title
- Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:39v, 39ar:39av, 40r:100v, 100ar:100av, 101r:299v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence