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No.726
Politioal Agency # Kuwait.
Dated the 26th September 1931.
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To
Lieutenant-Colonel H.R.P.Dickson, C.I.E.?
Political Agent, Kuwait#
The Hon f ble the Politioal Resident
in the Persian Gulf,
B u s h i r e #
Sir,
House Rent Allowance for the Medical Officer
la Charge at Kmralt.
With reference to paragraph 9 of my letter No.721
dated the 21st September 1931#
I have the honour to inform you that ever since 1921
the annual rental of the house occupied by the Medical Officer
attached to thAs Agency, has had to be met from the Office Allowance
of this Agency. This is more or less explained in correspondence
ending with Residency letter No.1361 dated the 20th lune 1927 to
the Political Agent, Kuwait. ^ ■ - v
2# The Office Allowance of this Agency has recently been
drastically reduced for reasons which need not be discussed here,
and I find in consequence that it will be well nigh impossible for
me to continue to bear the annual charge of Ks^OO/- which is the rent
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that has hitherto been paid for the Medical Officer f s house in
Kuwait.
3. I*on a study of the past records on the subjects, which
I confess are somewhat obscure, it is not quite clear why a House
Allowance was not granted to the Medical Officer when this Agency
was first established, that this was not done should not now I
think be used as an argument against rectifying the error, especially
it
I believe/to be a fact that every other Assistant Surgeon in the
Persian Gulf without exception is provided either with a house