Coll 29/83 'Expenditure on the Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait Agencies' [‎53r] (108/226)

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The file concerns expenditures on the Political Agencies at Bahrain, Muscat and Kuwait.

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• 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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