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‘No. I/34. Launch establishment’ [99r] (197/212)
The record is made up of 1 file (105 folios). It was created in 19 Feb 1926-23 Sep 1944. 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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. Isa Bin Nasim, Nakhuda of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Launch resicjned,
and his resignation accepted, with effect from the 20th
September, 1944, (forenoon).
Qua id Bin Grhaloom is engaged as Launch Nakhuda with
effect from the 23rd September, 1944, (forenoon) on basic
pay Rs.80/- per month; dearness allowance Rs.4C/- ( at
fifty percent) plus free ration of 27 lbs. of wheat per
''^nontn. His pay will be counted from the 23rd September,
1944, (forenoon).
2. Abdul Rahim is engaged as a
Khalasi
Used by the British officials to refer to a non-European labourer, especially one employed on a ship.
of the launch
with effect from the 23rd September, 1944, (forenoon)
on pay Rs.30A per month; dearness allowance Rs.15/-
(at fifty per cent) plus free ration of 27 lbs of wheat
per month. His pay will be counted from the 23 rd Sep
tember , 1944, (forenoon).
3. Sulaiman, farrash pf the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
resigned and his
resignation accepted with effect from the 19th September,
1944, (afternoon). He will be paid upto and for the
19th September, 1944.
Abdul Moshin is engaged as a farrash of the office
with effect from the 2bth September, 1944, (forenoon)
on pay Rs.3C/- per month; dearness allowance Rs.15/-
(at fifty per cent) plus free ration of 27 lbs., of wheat
per month. His oay will be counted tfith effect from the
26 th September, 1944, (forenoon).
/h, ' '
1st October, 1944.
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.
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- Content
Correspondence concerning employees of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. motor launch. The bulk of the file’s correspondence concerns Cyril Bayer, Inspector in general charge of the launch, and relates to his role, his failing health, subsequent retirement to India, financial provision for him in retirement, and death in 1938. The file includes:
- a copy of an office order entitled ‘Care of “Agency Launch” and “Sailing Boats”’, outlining Bayer’s duties as Inspector for the launch (ff 13-14);
- notices dated 1943 relating to the status and movements of the Kuwait launch, the Hugh Biscoe (ff 81-83);
- a list of motor launch equipment transferred between launch nakhudas (f 97).
Principal correspondents in the file include: 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 Inspector of the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. launch (Cyril Bayer); Cyril Bayer’s brother, Maurice P Bayer.
Several of the file’s papers are in Arabic.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (105 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 102-106) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 106; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at 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 1-106; these numbers are also written in pencil, and, where circled, are crossed through.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/5/4
- Title
- ‘No. I/34. Launch establishment’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 4r:5v, 8r:16v, 18r:18v, 20r:30v, 33r:35v, 38r:45v, 48r:49v, 51r:53v, 59r:61v, 63r:67v, 69r:70v, 73r:73v, 75r:75v, 79r:106v
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence