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Coll 29/45(3) 'Conditions of service of personnel serving in the Persian Gulf (Policy and Superior staff)' [284v] (568/669)
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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Comment.
(1) Only incidental expenses which are reasonably neces
sary will be payable under this paragraph and the officer
will be required to certify that the expenses which he
claims were necessarily incurred.
(2) . The comment to paragraph 2 above and comment (1)
and (3) to paragraph 7 above apply to claims to these
expenses.
12 . Where an officer is proceeding to his post on transfer or
on first appointment abroad or leaving his post on retirement on
pension or on an appointment to the United Kingdom, or when
an officer dies while serving abroad, the cost of transporting his
personal effects by an approved route and method of transport
will be allowed up to such amount as the Secretary of State may ^
consider to be reasonable, except in the circumstances indicated
in paragraphs 3 (d) and 4 (d).
Comment.
(1) This paragraph applies to heavy luggage containing per
sonal effects as opposed to ordinary travelling luggage,
which goes under paragraph 11 above, and the furniture
which is dealt with in paragraph 13 below. It includes
such things as clothes, household linen, books and small
articles of decoration. The cost of transporting heavy
articles such as pianos, radiograms and large gramo^-
phones would not be allowed under this head. As
regards the transport of motor cars, see paragraph 16.
(2) Comments ( 1 ) and (3) to paragraph 7 above also apply
here.
13. (a) Where an officer is appointed or transferred to a post
and has been authorised by the Secretary of State to rent
unfurnished accommodation, the cost of transporting the officer’s
own furniture by an approved route and method of transport to '
his post will be allowed, but only within the following limits:
(i) In the case of unmarried officers below Grade 6 up to
4 tons, or 800 cubic feet, or 23 cubic metres.
(ii) In the case of married or unmarried officers of Grades 1 r*
to 6 , and married officers of lower grades, up to 10 £ tons,
or 2,100 cubic feet, or 60 cubic metres.
Comment.
(1) The limits specified in (ii) above are the equivalent of
about three van loads.
(2) In order to ensure that claims for the cost of trans
porting furniture are as low as possible, officers should,
v henever possible, obtain three competitive tenders for
transport, including insurance of the risk against damage
in transport.
(b) Where an officer is allowed the cost of transporting his
furniture under (a) above but cannot immediately find suitable
i
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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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- Title
- Coll 29/45(3) 'Conditions of service of personnel serving in the Persian Gulf (Policy and Superior staff)'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:63v, 70r:334v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence