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'File 3/6 Agency Medical Officer' [23r] (45/112)
The record is made up of 1 file (56 folios). It was created in 7 Feb 1932-17 Apr 1941. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Medical attendance upon the employees of Cable and tireless
Limited and of the Mesopotamia Persia Corporation limited and
upob the Asiatic employees of The Bahrain Petroleum Company
limited#
6. Thougii he can ill be spared from Bahrain, I have on
a number of occasions (as have predecessors) had to send
Assistant-Surgeon Holmes to the Trucial Co^st, both to attend
inciividual Shaikhs ana others, to carry out general medical
work and recently to help combat a serious epidemic of small
pox, and he lies made for himself tnere a position among the
Shaikhs and people comjarabie to that which he has made at
Bahrain. This work is of especial value, as it serves to keep
out the American influence which would otherwise be brought
to bear on the Coast b the doctors of the Arabian (American)
Mission.
■
7. The effect of his work as a whole is acimirable and
is of real value in our difficult task of maintaining the British
position in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
. Certain of his achievements
could only have been reached by a man of outstanding character
and ability.
8. Apart from his own services there is a further reason
why I should be glad to see Assistant-Surgeon Holmes promoted
to commissioned rank. His work takes him asongst the Officers
of the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and the Merchant shipping
of different nationalities and brings him into touch with
persons of varied nationalities and all walks in life, ^e is
welcomed by all with whom he comes in contact, but it would, I
consider, be of advantage to him and of value in the conduct of
#
public business, if he were to nave the privilege of commission^
rank.
I have the honour to be
Sir,
Your/ijost obedient servant.
^leut-Colonel,
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.
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This file contains correspondence between the British 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 Bahrain; the British 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. at Bushire; Dr R Holmes, Assistant Surgeon, Bahrain; Major Charles Geoffrey Prior; Deputy Secretary, Foreign and Political Department, New Delhi; and the Bahrain Council of Regency ( Majlis al-wiṣāyah ) consisting of Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, Shaikh Salmān bin Ḥamad Āl Khalīfah and Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Advisor to the Bahrain Government.
These correspondence concern the post of Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. Medical Officer at Bahrain held by Assistant Surgeon Dr R Holmes. Details include: extensions to his duty at Bahrain in 1932 (ff. 2-3), 1934 (ff. 7-9), 1936 (ff. 17-18, 26-28 and 30-34) and 1938 (ff. 38-45); the promotion of Holmes 1935-37 (ff. 10-16, 19-26 and 35-37); and transferring to the post of 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. Surgeon at Bushire in 1941 prior to his retirement (ff. 47-49).
Many of these correspondence take the form of recommendations and therefore contain details concerning the number of patients treated by Holmes and his duties, including his role as Quarantine Medical Officer and at the Victoria Memorial Hospital, treatment of Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah for diabetes, treatment of Baharinah (Shiite) women, medical work on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , and his knowledge of Arabic and Persian. Folio 39 is a recommendation letter by the Bahrain Council of Regency and contains an example of Belgrave's Arabic seal.
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- 1 file (56 folios)
- Arrangement
This file is arranged approximately in chronological order. There are file notes at the end of the file.
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Foliation: There are two foliation squences. The main sequence begins on the front cover and appears in pencil on the top right hand corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of the page, terminating on the back cover. The second sequence begins on the first page of text in the top right hand recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side, and terminates at f 49 prior to file notes.
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- Title
- 'File 3/6 Agency Medical Officer'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 3r:28v, 30r:37v, 39r:45v, 47r:47v, 49r:55v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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