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‘I/1 First Appointment of a Pol: Agent to Koweit, (Capt S. G. Knox).’ [14r] (27/66)
The record is made up of 1 file (31 folios). It was created in 30 Jun 1904-30 Mar 1908. 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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Copy of a letter No 1350-F Bdated 8th April 1805, from
the Aziti: Secretary to the Government of India in the
Foreign Department, Simla, to 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.
,
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
No 77, dated the 12th February 1905, recommending that
Captain Knox be permitted to draw the full allowances
attached to the post of
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.
, with effeit
from the 6th August 19G4, the date on which he assumed chare ,
2 In reply, I am to state that no further orders are
necessary with regard to the local allowance attached to
p the appointment as the sanctioned conveyed in the letter
from the Government of India in the Foreicpn Department o:
182-E,Bdated the 16th January 1905, is sufficient
authority, for the grant of the allowance at the rate of
Rs 400/- per mensem for a period of six months from the
date mentioned by you, and thereafter at the reduced rate
of Hs.200/- per mensem. As regards the sumptuary allowance
of Rs 1 00/- pe r mensem, I am to convey sanction to its
beNfdrawn by Captain Knox with the rest of his emolument i
with effect from the date on which he assumed charge of
his present appointment, viz, the forenoon of the 6th August
1904.
r
'.ft British
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.
anKonsulate-^eneral,
4V Bushire, £2- -April 1905.
Copy forwarded to 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.
, Koweit, for in
formation with reference to his
u-
January 1905 m
By order,
Captain,
First Asst , Resident ,
Pens ian Gulf,
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Copies of correspondence sent and letter received by 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 (Captain Stuart George Knox):
- a letter from Knox describing his arrival in Kuwait, the Ruler of Kuwait’s [Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ] response to his arrival, accommodation and food offered by the Shaikh, and Knox’s plans to build a house for himself (ff 6-9);
- a reduction in allowance for Knox, imposed by the Government of India, and Knox’s objection to the reduction (ff 11-15);
- correspondence relating to the granting of privilege leave, and additional leave on medical grounds, to Knox (ff 16-19);
- correspondence concerning Knox’s early recall to Kuwait by the Foreign Office, before the completion of his leave entitlement, made in response to Shaikh Mubarak’s establishment of a post on Bubiyan [Jazīrat Būbiyān] (ff 20-27);
- further correspondence relating to pay and allowances for 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 (ff 28-30).
An office note at the front of the file (f 3) states that further papers leading up to the appointment of a 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 can be found in early correspondence in the Kuwait Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. files X/I (IOR/R/15/5/24) and XXII/I (IOR/R/15/5/59).
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- 1 file (31 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.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 33; 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. Additional foliation sequences are present in parallel between ff 2-32; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- ‘I/1 First Appointment of a Pol: Agent to Koweit, (Capt S. G. Knox).’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:32v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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