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FOREIGN OFFICE, S.W.l.
3rd November, 1930.
Sir,
I am directed by Mr. Secretary Bevin to offer you tetuporary employ
ment on the terms and conditions set out below, with a view to your
appointment by 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. as Commandant
of the Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. Levies, as soon as the Levies are formally con
stituted.
(1) Duration of Employment .
Your employment under the Foreign Office will commence on
^Ahe date of your acceptance of these terms, and will be for a period of
uree years in the first instance, renewable for a further period should
the exigencies of the service so require.
( 2 ) Notice.
Your employment will be terminable at any time by either
party on receipt by the other party of three months* notice in writing.
Termination on disciplinary grounds, however, may be without notice.
(3) Emoluments.
You would be paid a salary of £900 a year, which will be
subject to United Kingdom income tax, and an Overseas Allowance of
£560 a year, which will be tax-free.
(4) Leave.
You will be entitled to leave in the United Kingdom at the
rate of forty-two days for each year*s service; this leave may be
ccumulated for three years. As regards the conditions under which this
j.eave may be taken, you may choose between those set out in sub-para-
graphs (a), (b), or (c) below.
(a; Forty-two days leave a year, which may be accumulated for
three years. Travelling expenses will be paid by His Majesty’s
Government for the return journey to the United Kingdom not
before eighteen months service. No local leave in addition
will be authorised.
(b) Forty-two days leave ayear which may be accumulated for
three years. Travelling expenses to the United Kingdom will be
paid as under paragraph (5) or, if the appointment is renewed,
after three years* service. Travelling expenses for the
return journey to the nearest suitable resort for leave on
health and climatic grounds will be paid one during the three
years, and not before eighteen months* service. Fourteen days
local leave may be taken, subject to the exigencies of the
service, in any calendar year in which you do not take leave
in tae United Kingdom. Travelling expenses for local leave
will not be paid, and such leave will not be taken without the
prior approval of 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. .
(c; Forty-two days leave a year, which may be accumulated for
three years. Travelling expenses to the United Kingdom will be*
paid as under paragraph (5) or, if the appointment is renewed,
after three years*service. Fourteen days local leave may be
taken, subject to the exigencies of the service, in any calen
dar year in which you do not take leave in the United Kingdom,
buch leave may not be taken without the prior approval of 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 travelling expenses will be paid for