Coll 29/12 'Bushire: office allowance of consul-general' [114v] (232/603)
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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Jopy of Memorandum No^lBC^J-HV^, dated New Delhi the 20th
August 1943, from the Under 3ecy. to the Government of India in
the External Affairs Department to’ the Hon f bla the Political Resi
dent in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, Bushire.
Subject:- Grant of increases in the pay of inferior servants
in 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.
.
Reference your letter *No.807-64/54, dated the 17th May 1943.
2. Sanction is accorded to the grant, to the inferior estab
lishment in 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.
, Bushire of the increased rates
of pay as detailed in the list enclosed, with effect from
the 1st N January 1943 till the end of December 1943 whenever'!
the position may be reviewed and your recommendations submitted.
Increased rates of pay of inferior servants
in the Political
Residency
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, Bushire.
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Copy of Express Letter No® 1806-64/283, dated Bushire the 5th
November 1943, from Brit consul Bushire, to Foreign, New Delhi.
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Subject:- Deatness a llowance and rations for the menial
establishment at Bushire.
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Reference telegram No.256-E dated the 17th March 1942, from
the Government of India, External a Affairs Department sanctioning
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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.
.
2* There has been % .marked increase in the cost of living
during the year 1943(e.f. the graph and table of commodity prices
''forwarded with-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.
Express Letter No.1317-64/39 dated
the 1st August 1943) with title result that the menial establish
ment have found it impossible to live on their present pay and
allowances. The opening of a labour recruiting office in Bushire
in October by-the Anglo Indian Oil Company with very attractive
terms of which free rations was an important feature was immediately
followed by petitions from the menial staff for increased wages.
In view of trie urgent necessity to prevent wholesale resignations
I have been conpelled to sanction in anticipation of the approval
of the Government of India with effect from the 1st November 1943
the monthly issue of a free -ration of wheat to each menial. The
cost of a single monthly ration is at present Rials 66 but it is
possible that the price of viieat may fall slightly before the end
of the financial year. I should mention that taking into considera
tion the pay, the dearness allowance previously sanctioned and *
the free ration of wheat the total Emoluments of 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.
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)f Memorandum No*18(2)-3/42, dated New Delhi the 20th
>, from the Under Secy, to the Crovummant of India in
I Affairs Department to* the Hon’bla the Political Resi-
Persian Gruli, Bushire.
Irant of increases in the pay of inferior servants
in Bushire
Residency
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.
ice your letter 110.807-64/54, dated the 17th May 1943.
ction is accorded to the grant, to the inferior estab-
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, Bushire of the increased rates
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1943 till the end of December 1943 whenever *i
may be reviewed and your recoamondations submitted.
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in the Political
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, Bushire.
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Copy of Express Letter No * 1806-64/283, dated Bushire the 5th
November 1943, from Britconsnl Bushire, to Foreign, New Delhi.
Subject:- Deatness a llowance and rations for the menial
establishment at Bushire.
?3
I**. Reference telegram No.256-E dated the 17th March 1942, from
the Government of India, External % Affairs Department sanctioning
dearness a 11 owance to the menial establishment employed in 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.
.
2* There has been %-marked increase in the cost of living
during the year 1943(e.f. the graph and table of commodity prices
forwarded withthis
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.
Express Letter No.1317-64/39 dated
the 1 st August 1943) with^ the result that the menial establish
ment have round it impossible to live on their present pay and
allowances. The opening of a labour recruiting office m Bushire
in October by the Anglo Indian Oil Company with veiy attractive
terms of which free rations was an important feature was immediately
followed by petitions from the menial staff for increased wages.
In view of trie urgent necessity to prevent wholesale resignations
I have been corrpexled to sanction in anticipation of the approval
of the Government of India with effect from the 1st November 1943
the monthly issue of a free -ration of wheat to each menial. The
cost of a single monthly ration is at present Rials 66 but it is
possible that the price of vheat may fall slightly before the end
of the financial year. I should mention that taking into considera
tion the pay, the dearness allowance previously sanctioned and
the free ration of wheat the total emoluments of 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.
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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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