Coll 35/2 'Persia and Persian Gulf: steamer arrangements in the Persian Gulf; including arrangements for the carriage and delivery of consular and diplomatic mails to posts in Persia' [‎149r] (302/1171)

Copy of letter No. FR-9 dated the 18th February--134^-f-raai
„ e Director of Posts and TeleKrapha Karachi to ~Me Bi'ran tor
General fosts and Telegraphs, New Delhi.' > X2 I
5500
Subject:- Loss of a packet addressed to His Hriltarmi^ k!ai-esty f
Political A^ent, Bahrein. T J J )
1th reference to your reminder No. PTL (F) 156/40 dated
Lhe February 1941, I have the honour to sav tnat. the
enquiries made in the matter sho^v that on the 30th March 1940,
Karachi Post Office advised seven registered articles in its
legistered list for H.B.M.Political A^ent at Bahrein 'herein
Bombay Foreign registered letter No:-?26 under reference was
• included. The articles in question before the same being
included in the registered bay were checked, counted and
finally tied m a oundle by a selection grade of ficial under
wnose supervision the registered bag was also closed and sealed.
The registered tag in outward good condition and with its seal
intact was then enclosed, in the resence of another selection
c i t ’^ ie 3 P ec i a *l- mail bag made up by the Karachi
Head Office for H.B.M. Political Agentt " J
2. The enquiries made in the matter by the Postmaster,
Karachi reveal that the article in question was not i eceived
m excess by any of tne otner High Officers viz., Political
Agents, Muscat and Kuwait and the British Snbasay, BatJidad
for whom special mail bags were also nade up by the Karachi
Head Of ice on the same date.
3. H.B.M Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrein did not preserve the bag
m question for tne purpose of necessary enquiries b Post
Office as required by rules 206 and 207 of the P &T Manual
Yol.V.
4. In the cirsumstances, it is e vident that the re
article under reference was correctly despatched from
and no further enquiries to book the~ eulpri t, if an/,
possible.
h. ^ The Postmaster, Karachi has, however, addres ed the
Pplitical Agent, Behrein to ascertain if the contents of the
missing registered letter were traced to have beenieceived
m his office and a further communication will follow as soon
as a reply to this reference is received.
mistered
Karachi
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Copy of letter No. FR-9 dated the 2nd April 1941
from the Director of Posts and Tele Tunhs, Sind and Baluchistan
Circle, Karachi to the Director General; Posts and Telegraphs
New Delhi. ~ ^ *
Subject:- Loss of a packet addressed to H.B.M. political
Agent, Bahrein.
Ji^referencg to your letter No. PTL(F;i56/40. dated
the Ptn Match 1941, I have the honour to say that the mall in
question was received by the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. ,. Bailee in on the’
krd April 1940 and that the ehort receipt of the Registered
packet in question was reported to the Postmaster, Karachi by
tne Political Igent in his letter No. 668 dated the 6th April
1940 (received at Karachi on 12th April 1940). No report was
made to tne Sub Postmaster, Bahrein.