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Coll 29/83 'Expenditure on the Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait Agencies' [13v] (29/226)
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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Pag« 2.
H
S«t •C* was to b« despatched to Muscat according to the
previous arrangement. In reply the High Commissioner
for India intimated*that the manufacture had *»*vanced
too far and that cancellation of the order tfould involve
heavy cancellation charges* The original cost of each
set is approximately is* i6 t 000/-, and they are now in
England* The High Commissioner is being asked to with
hold despatch of one*
(3) Generat ing sets for 3aniaE_AkP&gj .
The sanction for the two 12 K*W.generating
sets *D* and ’E* was received from the jovemment of
India y External Affairs Depart»nent f New Delhi f in their
memorandum No. F.277-A/4r dated the I#th January 1946,
and the or*i©r was placed on the High Commissioner for
India. It w .13 soon foreseen, however, that possibly the
Consulate at Bandar Abbas would not remain open and
efforts were made to cancel the order. The High Commi
ssioner for India again infornies us that the manufacture
was too far advanced and the cancellation of the order
would involve cancellation charges* The cost of the two
sets as intimated by the Hign Coordswioaer for IiWia is
about £ 2,629/- while cancellation charges •rould amount
to about £ 563/-* These sets are still under completion
in England*
(4) Originally it w<*a intended to have the sets
•D* and •S' ©ant to Bahrain and to dispose of them
locally* Enquiries have been made from the Shaikhs of
the
Trucial Coast
A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates.
, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar and some of
the Oil Companies but no likely purchaser is forthcoming.
Therefore until further decision is taken in the matter
the High Commissioner for In ia has been asked to retain
these sets in England*
(5) Three sets are therefore surplus. Government
of Ineia and H. M. G. London are requested to communicate
their decision so that further action may be taken to
finalize the matter. Detailed particulars regarding the
sets are enclosed.
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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)
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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 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/3659
- Title
- Coll 29/83 'Expenditure on the Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait Agencies'
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- 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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