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'File 1/80 LOCAL STAFF OF THE POLITICAL AGENCY, KUWAIT’ [2r] (3/54)
The record is made up of 1 file (25 folios). It was created in 19 Aug 1948-4 Sep 1949. 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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NO. 2148(63/19)
V
/ /
(D
PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
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.
,
BAHRAIN,
19th August, 1948.
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.
, Bahrain.
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.
, Kuwait . 1
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.
, Muscat.
MEMORANDUM.
The services of the local Arab staff
from the Government of India were transferred to
His Majesty’s Foreign Office at the present
rates of pay, which are given in the attached
statement.
2. Each member of the staff is entitled to
annual leave on full pay at the rate of 30 days a
year, which may be taken either at the end of the
year or at the rate of two and a half days a month
after completion of six months* service./ Leave
may not be accumulated from year to year, but service
for leave for the current year may be taken as from
1st January, 1948. The employee and his family
living with him (wi£e and children only) are entitled
to free medical attention from an authorised doctor
during the period of appointment.
3 . I also enclose a specimen letter for any new
entrants.
Secretary to the political
Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
.
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The file contains complaint and resignation letters from the only two locally-engaged clerical staff working at the British Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Kuwait: Abdul Mohsin, the passport clerk, and Israel Kadoo (also spelt Kaddo), the interpreter. The complaints centre around their pay, allowances and leave entitlements, following their transfer from Government of India to British Government service under Foreign Office terms and conditions in 1948 (as a result of Indian Independence in 1947). The two petitioners are the subject of the bulk of the correspondence in the file, conducted between: 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. at Kuwait; 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 his Secretary at the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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 Bahrain; and the Establishment and Organisation Department of the Foreign Office in London. Also included in the file is a list of all locally engaged, temporary staff working at the British Political Agencies in Bahrain, Kuwait, Muscat and Sharjah in 1948, showing their name, role, grade, pay and allowances.
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- 1 file (25 folios)
- Arrangement
Files papers are arranged more or less chronologically.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 27; 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.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-26; these numbers are also written in pencil and are not circled, but are crossed through.
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- IOR/R/15/5/320
- Title
- 'File 1/80 LOCAL STAFF OF THE POLITICAL AGENCY, KUWAIT’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:10v, 14r:17v, 19r:23v, 25r:26v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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