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File 4673/1919 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf:- Visit to England of the son of the Sheikh of Bahrein + party. General arrangements + proceedings. Incidence of cost.’ [‎26r] (29/494)

The record is made up of 1 item (258 folios). It was created in 20 Feb 1903-9 Jul 1928. 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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The Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
in the Foreign and Political Department,
The Secretary,
Political Department,
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. , London.
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Dated Delhi, the March 1926.
Adjustment of Major U.N.S.Bray^ account in
connection with the Bahrain Mission to England.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to your letter Uo.P.869, dated
the 14th May 1926, with which was forwarded a letter from
Major Bray dated 21st March 1925.
2. In this letter Major Bray claimed thats-
(a) he should have a "balance of R.s.13/8/- at his
credit in the Eastern Bank, Bombay,
(L) a sum of Rs. 1,327/6/- was due to him by the
Deputy Accountant General, Baghdad, as detailed in
paragraph 8 of his letter, and
(c) that a sum of Rs. 858/15/9 was incorrectly
recovered from him as he was entitled to ration allowance
under his contract of employment dated 22nd January 1918.
3. As regards item (a), X am to enclose a copy of a
Ho.16/8242, dated 10th August 1925.J letter irom the Manager,
Bank” Bombay ”from”which it will be observed that there is
no outstanding balance in favour of Major Bray with this
Bank.
As regards (b), the sum of Rs.l,327/6/- claimed by
Major Bray comprises the following items.-
U) refund to be paid for clothing supplied to
, .... Rs. 117/6/-
12 APR VJ2G
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This part contains correspondence regarding the visit of a Mission (deputation) consisting of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah, son of Shaikh Isa of Bahrein [Bahrain], Abdullah’s son Muhammad, Abdullah’s Private Secretary Jasim Cheravi, and a personal servant, to the United Kingdom and Paris in 1919.

It includes correspondence regarding arrangements for the visit, but most of the correspondence relates to expenditure on the visit, including: the question as to how far the Government Hospitality Fund accepts responsibility for the expenses connected with the visit, including the payment of an interpreter; and the adjustment of the account of Major Norman Napier Bray (Political Officer attached to the Bahrein Mission) in connection with the Bahrein Mission.

The main correspondents include: the 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. ; the Civil Commissioner, Baghdad (‘Political, Baghdad’); the Foreign Office; the Treasury; the Government Hospitality Fund, HM Office of Works; Norman Napier Bray; the Government of India Foreign and Political Department; the Secretary to the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. Political Department; Haji Abdul Majid Belshah, of the School of Oriental Studies, London Institution (Interpreter to the Mission from Bahrein); the Accountant General, Bombay; and the Accountant General, (Civil) Baghdad.

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File 4673/1919 Pt 1 ‘Persian Gulf:- Visit to England of the son of the Sheikh of Bahrein + party. General arrangements + proceedings. Incidence of cost.’ [‎26r] (29/494), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/10/850/1, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100074780346.0x00003f> [accessed 29 January 2025]

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