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Coll 29/83 'Expenditure on the Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait Agencies' [33v] (69/226)
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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the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
at Bahrein. (Coll. 29/83. P.Z.
6708. Septemher 1938)•
On these occasions we have written to
the Foreign Office in the sense requested hy the
Government of India, hut no reply has, ever been received
from the Foreign Office^ On the contrary they have '
reiterated their opinion that the question must await
a settlement of the general position as regards expenditure
on the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
. As regards this settlement the last
letter from the Foreign Office on the subject, dated
17th March 1939 rejected the Government of India 1 s
proposals and put iorward counter proposals wherebv
::. -.G. should assume all responsibility for posts in
Iran without any contribution from India, v/hile the
Government of India should assume responsibility for all
expenditure on posts on the Arab side of the Gulf. (jZ
They pointed out that if this scheme went through, they
would no longer be concerned with expenditure the
nev/
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.
, wnich would be a matter for discussion
between the Government of India and the Treasury. They
were therefore quite logical in their letter of the 4th
April 1939 (P.Z. 2157/39) ? on the subject of the cost of
providing new water-borne sanitation at Bahrein, in saying
that tne question was a matter for consultation between
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 Treasury.
This Department has been less and less inclined
to take the part of the Government of India in these
mat uers and now that the Foreign Office have put forward
counter proposals, there seems no reason for continuing
to do so at all. Most of the items of expenditure have
been trivial in amount but absolutely necessary* Oft en
they are in need of urgent sanction, and v/e have little
time in which to consider the Government of India’s
A applications. It seems absurd that the Government of
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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.
- 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'
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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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