Coll 29/83 'Expenditure on the Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait Agencies' [13r] (28/226)
The record is made up of 1 file (110 folios). It was created in 27 Apr 1911-9 Dec 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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SEGMENT OF INDIA,
Department.
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EXPRESS LETTER
A’. A.—This is an ORIGINAL MESSAGE, sent by post to save telegraphic expense and undue
use of the wires, but intended to be treated, on receipt, with the same expedition as if
it had been telegraphed. To save time and formalities it is worded and signed as if it
Government or India, External Affairs Department. New Delhi,
in their letter No. 120-A/43 dated the 12th November, 1.943,
and it was received in Susnlre in March, 1946. Subsequently,
on hearing from Muscat of the urrent need for anew generat
ing set in that
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
it was re-shipped to Muscat and
installed there, it is now there.
= 4 V
Ig^ij^gatinr^ets for Muscat,
Sets , B* and *€' were ordered as per sanction of
the Government of India in their telegram No. 143/A/C/45
dated 20th June, 1945, and it is now learnt tnat the sets
are almost complete, ^s the Bush ire set was sent to Muscat
it was proposed to redirect one of these sets to Bu^hire in
replacement of set ‘A*. Subsequently 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.
was transferred to Bahrain snd the necessity for a new
generating set at Bushire pass*^. The set *3* therefore
became sur lus and eateequentlyAHigh Coin:.issloner for India
was asked to cancel the order for that set, while the other
No -5-2/
1. Foreign, New Delhi.
2. Commonwealth Relations Office
London.
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Subj«cti - Pu rchase of n« w _q«n«ratln.~ Seta.
ill "<n«ratir >J —
MFP—841 S& P—67G8—(M-1943)—9-4-45—600.000.
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Page 2.
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The file concerns expenditures on the Political Agencies at Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait.
The file covers:
- proposal by Government of India that Imperial Revenues should bear half the expenditure at Bahrain and Muscat, in particular: cost of dispensary and medical work on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. and creation of the role of 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. at Bahrain, 1936
- provision of accommodation for the staff 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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. when on tour at Bahrain, 1936
- recovery of electrical charges in respect of offices and public portions of residential buildings in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1938
- Muscat Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Office allowance, 1938
- water-borne sanitation in the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Building at Bahrain, 1938
- repairs to the roof of the verandah at the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Building at Bahrain, 1939
- air-conditioning of buildings at Muscat and Kuwait, 1946.
The file is composed of correspondence between 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. , the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain, 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. , and the Government of India.
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- 1 file (110 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 112; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 29/83 'Expenditure on the Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait Agencies'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r, back-i, back, 2v:112r
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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