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Coll 35/16 'Opening of an Indian Post Office at Dubai: postal arrangements in the Persian Gulf' [‎358r] (715/739)

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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perfonaed the duties of the Poetoaster, and I wae one of the®#
having held the charge of the Jaek ia^tsh poet office for about
four year©# At that time an allowance of Re# &()/• per aeneeta
was sanctioned for the work # whidi included registration, money
orders, parcels etc* Later on the allowance wae raised to
Rs# 75/- per mensera. The public vkio took advantage of the
post office consisted of about fifteen telegraph employees and
say about thirty from the town. The work wae by no means
arduous and took on an average of one hour a day to perform.
In the oaae of Sbargah it must be remembered that the town
consists of s population, of at least one thousand,
comprising of Arabs, Persians, liekranis and Indians# There
are at least one hundred and fifty small shops besides several
pearls merchants* further as soon as the post office is
opened at Shargah, the people of Dubai which is only ten miles
from Sharg&h, will take advantage of the air mail post, which
is going to throw extra work on my shoulders* Therefore due
consideration should be given when you expect me to c ter for
both Shargah ?*nd Dubai*
Under the circumstances, I cannot see any way to doing
the work unregistered and registered aotides for less than
rs* 50/- per mensem. If approved 1 shall also undertake
to booking of money orders and parcels and in general perform
the work as is done at any branch post office#
In conclusion I beg to point out that the work done by
the British India Steam Navigation Company's agent at Dubai
for He# 20/- per mensem, consists of one mail per week;
whereas at Shargah, it will be one sea and two air mails 4
week#
~ ****** am
Copy of a letter dated the 2nd January 1933, from the
Station Superintendent, Imperial Airways Ltd# Shargah, to the
Inspector ol

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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. .

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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)
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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 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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Coll 35/16 'Opening of an Indian Post Office at Dubai: postal arrangements in the Persian Gulf' [‎358r] (715/739), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/4119, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055128074.0x000076> [accessed 4 May 2024]

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