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'File 1/80 LOCAL STAFF OF THE POLITICAL AGENCY, KUWAIT’ [3r] (5/54)
The record is made up of 1 file (25 folios). It was created in 19 Aug 1948-4 Sep 1949. 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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Specimen letter of appolntrent for locally-enEaKed
staff.
I am directed by to offer you
the appointment under the Foreign Office of
at on the following terms:
1) Your salary would be
2) You would be entitled to a inual leave on
full pay at the rate of 30 days a year,
which may be taken either at the end of
the year or at the rate of two and a half
days a month after completion of six
months f service. Leave may not be accumulated
from year to year.
3) You and your family living with you (wife and
children) would be entitled to free medical
attention from an authorised doctor during
the period of your appointment,
4) Tne appointment would be for an initial period
of one year with the option to extend it from
year to year,
5) The appointment may be terminable after one
month's notice by either side,
6 ) The committing by you of a disciplinary offence
would render you liaole to instant dismissal.
7) The appointment woulu commence on the day you
assume your duties.
Your acknowledgement of this letter will be considered
as an acceptance of the appointment and of the above terms.
Secretary to the Political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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The file contains complaint and resignation letters from the only two locally-engaged clerical staff working at the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait: Abdul Mohsin, the passport clerk, and Israel Kadoo (also spelt Kaddo), the interpreter. The complaints centre around their pay, allowances and leave entitlements, following their transfer from Government of India to British Government service under Foreign Office terms and conditions in 1948 (as a result of Indian Independence in 1947). The two petitioners are the subject of the bulk of the correspondence in the file, conducted between: the 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 Kuwait; 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. and his Secretary at the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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 Bahrain; and the Establishment and Organisation Department of the Foreign Office in London. Also included in the file is a list of all locally engaged, temporary staff working at the British Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat and Sharjah in 1948, showing their name, role, grade, pay and allowances.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (25 folios)
- Arrangement
Files papers are arranged more or less chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 27; 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.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-26; these numbers are also written in pencil and are not circled, but are crossed through.
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- IOR/R/15/5/320
- Title
- 'File 1/80 LOCAL STAFF OF THE POLITICAL AGENCY, KUWAIT’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:10v, 14r:17v, 19r:23v, 25r:26v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence