File 2908/1907 Pt 2 ‘Bahrain: quarantine arrangements’ [‎150r] (49/112)

No. 3055 -Est. A., dated Simla, the 30 th September 1910 .
From—The Under-Secretary to the Government o£ India in the
ment,
To—-L ieutenant-Colonel P. Z. Cox, C.S.I., C.I.E., Political
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Bushire.
I am directed to reply to your letter No. 1514, dated the 5th June 1910,
regarding quarantine measures at Bahrein.
2. You state, that the Sheikh is aware of all the details of expenditure
that will be required of him and accepts the onus generally, hut that he wishes
(а) to settle accounts monthly, instead of quarterly, as was at first proposed;
(б) to appoint a quarantine doctor himself under the advice of Government;
and (c) to have the quarantine fees collected by his own representatives, 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. disbursing all expenditure; and you recommend that the
Sheikh’s wishes be met.
Your recommendation is accepted.
As regards (6), you suggest the name of Assistant Surgeon Sahibzada
Said-uz-Zafar Khan. The Sahibzada is still employed under the Government
of the United Provinces, and I am to request that you will address that Govern
ment direct in the matter of his transfer. A copy of this letter and of your
letter under reply is being communicated to that Government.
3. With reference to paragraph 5 of your letter, I am to convey sanction
to a grant of Rs. 1,250 per annum for expenditure in connection with plague
preventive measures at Bahrein, to be utilised in the manner indicated in
Captain Mackenzie’s letter No. 319, dated the 13th May 1910, subject to the
condition that any expenditure which may be incurred on this account during
the current financial year will be met by reappropriation.
Foreign Depart-
Resident in the