Coll 29/45(3) 'Conditions of service of personnel serving in the Persian Gulf (Policy and Superior staff)' [276v] (552/669)
The record is made up of 1 file (333 folios). It was created in 3 Feb 1947-16 Apr 1948. 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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(()) Elsewhere.
He will retain his allowance and draw subsistence allowance
for himself and also for his wife if approval is given for her to
accompany him officially.
(ii) On Earned Leave.
He will draw no subsistence allowance but will retain his
allowance except in the case of posts where the allowance is
abnormally high, i.e., where it exceeds 100 per cent, of the mean
of the salary scale of the officer’s grade. In such cases the
allowance will be subject to a reduction at the rate of *25 per cent,
of the total allowance as from the date of departure on leave.
This reduction shall not operate so as to bring the allowance below
the mean of the salary scale. This reduction will not be applied
in respect of brief absences within a total of 14 days in one
calendar year.
(iii) On Sick Leave Ovtside the Conyitry where he is Posted.
His earned leave allowance (see paragraph 4 (ii) above) will be
reduced, as from the date of departure on sick leave, by 25 per cent,
for such period as the Secretary of State considers reasonable in
the circumstances.
Comment.
A married officer on sick leave outside the country where
he is posted, who is due to return to his post, may thus
incur a double cut in his foreign allowance.
5. \\ hen the officer is married and leaves his wife and family
(if any) at the post and is—
(i) On Duty.
(a) In the United Kingdom.
He will retain the allowance of his post and draw subsistence
allowance.
(h) Temporarily attached to another post.
He will retain the whole of the allowance of his own post or
draw that of the temporary post, whichever is higher, with sub
sistence allowance in addition at the discretion of the Secretary
of State.
(c) On duty in circumstances other than (a) and (b).
He will retain the allowance of his post and draw subsistence
allowance.
(ii) On Earned Leave.
Wherever he is on earned leave he will retain the allowance of
his post but will draw no subsistence allowance.
(iii) On Sick Leave Outside the Country where he is Posted.
Any such case which may arise will be dealt with on its merits.
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The file concerns conditions of employment at the British Consulates in Iran and in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The file is compiled when, after Indian Independence, the Foreign Office was planning to take over certain posts previously administered by the Government of India.
The file contains:
- conditions of employment of the Indian Political service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. officers, ministerial officers, and menial staff, in 1947
- administration and control of British relations with the Arab States in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. after Indian Independence, 1947
- booklet containing Foreign Service Regulations, 1943 (ff 229-304)
- memorandum on 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. , containing in an appendix 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. structure, staff duties, list of officers
- transfer of Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. administration
- application of the Premature Retirement Rules 1937 to officers of Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. serving in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
- correspondence with officers on appointments, conditions of employment, and applications for leave.
The file is composed of correspondence between Commonwealth Relations Office, 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 Foreign Office, and the Secretary of State for India. The file includes extracts from The London Gazette.
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- 1 file (333 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 334; 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 29/45(3) 'Conditions of service of personnel serving in the Persian Gulf (Policy and Superior staff)'
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- front, front-i, 2r:63v, 70r:334v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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