Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general' [102r] (207/603)
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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External Affairs Department
EXPRESS LETTER *
Foreign, Simla,
Britconaul, Buahire*
No*18(2)-S/42* Dated Simla the 1st March 1944*
Subject:- Revision of pay of, and grsnt rations
and dearness allowance to, menial estab
lishment of tue
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.
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Reference correspondence ending with your Express
letter No*14/64/285, dated the 3rd January 1944.
2* Sanction is accorded to
(a) the revision of the scales of emoluments
(including pay, value of free rations, dearness allow
ance, etc. as the case may be) of the menial estab
lishment of the Buahire
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.
as detailed in the
enclosed list with effect from the 1st December 1943;
(b) the increase in the dearness allowance admissi
ble to the menial establishment of the Political
Agencies at Bahrain and Kuwait from &.10/-p.m. each to
the following rates with effect from the 1st Septenber
1943
Menial Establishment at Bahrain
» " " Kuwait
and
-4G£ of basic pay.
-5$S of basic pay
>lus a free issue of
\1 lbs. wheat.
(c) the increase in the deamess allowance admissi
ble to the two nigjat watchmen of the Bushire
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.
from Ks.lO/-p.m. each to 5Q& of their pay, with effect
from the 1st December 1943.
3 # Retrospective effect in regard to the sanctions
above has been given as a special case with reference
to ihe circumstances explained by you but Government of
India would like to empnasise that unless circumstances
make it impossible, their prior sanction should always
be taken in future in regard to such extra expenditure.
13IDE OF THE ABOVE HAS BEEN AUTHORISED,
Sd/- V.B.Arte.
Under Secy, to the Government of India.
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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)
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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 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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- Title
- Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general'
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- 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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