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Coll 35/16 'Opening of an Indian Post Office at Dubai: postal arrangements in the Persian Gulf' [52r] (103/739)
The record is made up of 1 file (368 folios). It was created in 23 May 1933-10 Jan 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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6th February, 1%8*
70145/46
G.S.12/6502
Dear Mr* Fora,
iarolan Gulf*
^ 1 on sorry that 1 have been a little time in answering
your letter of the 2( th January about the staff to be es^loyed
in the Gulf agencies and their c- nditiona of service. I hope
that this will give you the information which you *&nt.
1* We agree that those members of the present staff who
wish to continue their err^loyrwmt under I!*. • Goremasnt and
who are now *'mpioy«d by the i IdLataiv^lndian administration on
pensionable terms should be advised to consider the question of
terminating their employment, tdi in such pension aa they are
entitled to, and entering into oontraots for service with *
K*. . Covernment for, aay, three years* In the meantime, present
1 akiatan/lndien staff may be retained if they wish, on
derutation terns*
3 understand that the t olltlo^l Resident is not etap^owered
to fix the wages of hie clerical staff, and he submit a his
rsooftsaendatitins to the Foreign Cffica and Conoonweilth Relations
office for their approval. 1 think that the seaw procedure
rfuniliT be followed here,ass 3 assume that is asking his initial
reconsnendationa he will be guided by the advice of the Director
General of iosts and Telegr&.ha, Karachi*
2* Locally ang ^ged staff earning leee than f6C0 a year
are not required to pay British income tax*
3* As a t-auiporary measure, subject to review in one year,
we agree to the appointment of a personal clerk for the ostal
Superintendant* ^
<7* itard, .^Sq*,
1octal Services lepart ent*
General rost Office,
Londton, E*^.!*
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The file concerns postal offices in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
The file contains:
- Discussions on the proposal to open a Post Office at Sharjah, 1933-37
- Discussions on the proposal to open a Post Office in Dubai, 1938
- Note on the Indian Post and Telegraph Services in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1946
- Future administration of postal services in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. after Indian and Pakistan Independence, 1947
- A copy of 'A decree to provide for the establishment and regulation of post offices and the conveyance of mail' at the Zanzibar Protectorate, 1935
- A copy of agreement between the Governor General in Council and the Kuwait Zubair Transport Company to provide a motor vehicle service for transit, conveyance and delivery of mail in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1947
- Postal service to the British Post Office agencies in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , 1948.
The file is composed of correspondence between 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. ; 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. ; the Foreign Office; the Government of India; the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. at Bahrain; the General Post Office; the Air Ministry; the Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Said bin Maktoom; the Ruler of Sharjah, Shaikh Sultan II bin Saqr Al Qasimi; the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, India; HM Treasury; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations of the Government of Pakistan; the HM Ministry of Civil Aviation; the Commonwealth Relations Office: the HM Ministry of Works; and Cable and Wireless Limited.
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- 1 file (368 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 369; 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.
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- IOR/L/PS/12/4119
- Title
- Coll 35/16 'Opening of an Indian Post Office at Dubai: postal arrangements in the Persian Gulf'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:25v, 27r:29v, 31r:49v, 51r:71v, 99r:152v, 154r:174v, 187r:323v, 325r:325v, 327r:369v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence