'File 4/3 AIII Statements in Form "E" (Progressive Totals of Expenditure) and Correspondence relating thereto. from April 1945.'

Content

The file contains monthly statements recording running totals of expenditure (also known as '"E" form statements') for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Bahrain (also referred to as Bahrein), together with associated correspondence between the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the office of the Accountant-General, Central Revenues, New Delhi (AGCR). The expenditure is divided into pay, allowances, and other charges.

The papers include: monthly "E" form statements for the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Bahrain and for the 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. Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Sharjah for the year 1945-46 from April 1945 to March 1946 (inclusive), which were sent to the Accountant-General and 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. ; statements for May and June 1946; correspondence between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and the office of the Accountant-General concerning adjustments to expenditure and clarification of discrepancies; detailed pay bills (vouchers) debitable to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain; statement of payments made at the British Consulate, Kerman on behalf of the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain, 23 January 1946 (folio 47); and pay bills issued by the Treasury Officer, Kuwait recording service of gazetted Government servants debitable to the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Bahrain.

The date range gives the overall covering dates of the main body of correspondence; however, there are two enclosures of an earlier date at folios 8-11: these are dated 8 and 23 November 1944.

Extent and format

1 file (104 folios)

Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file, except where enclosures of an earlier date are filed after their relevant covering letter, and terminates with a set of notes at folios 101-105. Circled reference numbers in ink and crayon (red for incoming and blue for outgoing correspondence) refer to entries in the notes.

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 106; 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 mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-100; these numbers are written in a mixture of pencil and blue crayon, but are not circled, and are located in the top right or top left corner of each numbered folio.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1120

Former external reference(s)

English Office files: 4/3 AIII

History of this record

Date(s)

6 Mar 1945-29 Oct 1946 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Expenditure

People & organisations

Government of India, Accountant-General, Central Revenues

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