Abstract: The file contains completed returns recording the names of those officers of the Political Agency, Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) who intended to draw their leave allowances for the following year in the United Kingdom, with estimates of Sterling overseas pay, and stores likely to be purchased in England, for the years 1938-39 to 1947-48 inclusive; copy of Government of India rules on accounting for Home transactions, May 1938; and associated correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.The date range gives the covering dates of the correspondence; the earliest document in the file is an enclosure to the first item of correspondence, dated 17 May 1938.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 35; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-28; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil, ink, and crayon, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, reports and letters regarding the appointment of a new Financial Advisor to Muscat State instead of Bertram Thomas whose contract ended in 1930. Among the names suggested by the High Commissioner in Baghdad was Stuart Edwin Hedgcock who was serving in Iraq at the time and who had a thorough knowledge of Arabic. The correspondence in the file contains discussions regarding the financial status of the Council of Ministers, Muscat, before Hedgcock starting his position as a Minister, and the terms and conditions of his contract, in particular his salary and annual leave allowance in comparison to Thomas’s.The file also contains correspondence between Thomas and Hedgcock to set the former’s account and recovery of payment of his sea trips allowance. Upon taking his position Hedgcock provided a report titled ‘Levy Budget: Précis of Events’ (ff 123-128), in which he raised a few requests to the British Government which eventually were not answered. As a result, Hedgcock decided to resign in April 1931. Hedgcock’s resignation question went back and forth between British officials, the Council of Ministers and Hedgcock. Initially British officials were inclined to accept his resignation and tried to convince the Council to do so. Later in the correspondence Hedgcock decided to withdraw his resignation letter in agreement with the British Government. The Council of Ministers refused Hedgcock’s withdrawal and confirmed that his service to the State of Muscat terminated on 30 June 1931. The Council approved the payment of three months’ salary as leave pay and halting allowance for the time Hedgcock was in Muscat after June 1931. The file also contains revised budget estimates of Muscat State for the year 1931 (ff 227-230) prepared by the Political Agent, Muscat.Folio 120 contains a letter that is incorrectly dated 8 April 1920 from Bertram Thomas to the Political Agent, Muscat, discussing sea passage allowance. Thomas was appointed as a Financial Advisor in 1925. There is a copy of the same letter on folio 56 of file IOR/R/15/6/57.The majority of the correspondence is dated 1930-1931; the earlier start date given to the file is due to a letter (f 118) from the India Office to Bertram Thomas. Thomas provided this letter as an attachment to a letter he sent to the new Financial Advisor, Stuart Edwin Hedgcock, to support his claim for travel allowance.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 308; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Three additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 3-308, these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and ff 38-307 and ff 68-308; these numbers are also written in pencil and circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: Correspondence from the Political Agent at Bahrain regarding periods of time spent on recess away from Bahrain. Information contained within the correspondence includes itineraries, forwarding addresses, details of cyphers and codes taken on recess, and details of intended conversations with individuals at various places whilst on leave; the correspondence is primarily intended for the Political Agent in the Persian Gulf.Also included is correspondence from July 1939 on the potential effect on recess should war be declared; discussions regarding roles, responsibilities and deputising duties whilst individuals are on recess; and discussions regarding possible locations that political officers in the Persian Gulf could go on recess during wartime.In addition there are notifications of recess periods being taken both by the Political Agents at Kuwait and Muscat and by their staff.A series of file notes which were maintained as a record of the correspondence in the volume can be found at folios 79-84.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 85; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 4-78; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.Watermarks: Government of India 1937 (ff 2-3).
Abstract: This file concerns travel arrangements for a trip to Salalah by the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Basil Woods Ballard. Also discussed briefly towards the end of the correspondence are Woods Ballard's forthcoming summer recess and leave, and arrangements for handling matters in his absence. The correspondence is mainly between the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Political Agent and Consul at Muscat.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 24; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file relates to the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's former Administrator at Gwadur [Gwadar], Abdur Rahman Qureshi, who was on deputation from Baluchistan from 1946 until 1949. The correspondence covers the settlement of Abdur Rahman's pay, leave salary, and 'transfer travelling allowances' for his return to Baluchistan. Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Secretary to the Agent to the Governor General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan; the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs; the Government of Pakistan's Assistant Accounts Officer.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: Following on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/287), this file relates to the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's former Administrator at Gwadur [Gwadar], Abdur Rahman Qureshi, who was on deputation from Baluchistan from 1946 to 1949.The file concerns outstanding payments owed to Abdur Rahman, specifically those relating to his pay, leave salary, 'transfer travel allowance', leave and pension.Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Secretary to the Agent to the Governor General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan; the High Commission for Pakistan, London.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 21; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence between ff 12-18, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
Abstract: The file contains papers arranging for diplomats who are home on leave to have tours of factories involved in the war effort from the Ministry of Information.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 5; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding leave arrangements for Government officials in Aden, including the Resident (later Chief Commissioner, and then Governor), the Assistant Residents, the Protectorate Secretary, the Civil Secretary, and the District Magistrate. The following topics are discussed: the temporary secondment of officials to cover positions; the pay and allowances due to officials assuming temporary positions to cover leave; the proportion of funds to be contributed by the India Office and the Colonial Office; and the suitability of officials for particular posts.The correspondence dated between 1932-1933 also contains references to the treaty negotiations conducted between the Resident (Sir Bernard Reilly) and the Imam of Yemen. Correspondence dated between 1934-1935 contains references to the transfer of the civil administration of the Aden Protectorate from the Government of India to the Colonial Office.The principal correspondents are: the Aden Resident (later Chief Commissioner, then Governor); the India Office Political Department (John Charles Walton, Sir John Gilbert Laithwaite); the Colonial Office (Hubert Russell Cowell, F J Howard, Kenneth William Blaxter), and the Foreign and Political Department, Government of India (William Kerr Fraser-Tytler).The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 1-2).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 442; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: The file concerns unrest and discontentment amongst British employees of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) in Bahrain, which led to discussions between British officials and the company about ways to allow employees to go on leave to the United Kingdom or receive visits in Bahrain from their wives, fiancées, and families. The issue was made difficult by wartime restrictions on travel between Bahrain and Britain, and by the fact that the numerous American and Canadian employees of the company enjoyed unrestricted travel arrangements. Reference is made frequently in the papers to low morale amongst British members of the workforce, arising from long periods of unbroken residence in Bahrain, the hot and humid climate, and the monotony of the work (e.g. folio 166). The conditions were said to be so bad that 'no normally constituted Englishman can remain uninterruptedly in Bahrain for more than two years without losing some part of his mental and physical health' (folio 142). British officials regarded the issue as significant, because of the importance of oil production to the wartime economy (e.g. folio 152).The papers include: correspondence from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent, Bahrain, the Government of India, BAPCO, the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Fuel and Power (Petroleum Division), and the Ministry of War Transport; comparable leave arrangements for employees of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company at Abadan, June-August 1943; the scheduling of home leave in 1943 for a limited number of British employees of BAPCO, and a consequent lifting of spirits amongst the workforce (Bahrain intelligence summary, folio 109); correspondence concerning one BAPCO employee who had failed to take up the offer of a passage home to the United Kingdom, when offered only troop deck accommodation (folios 101-107); reports of a strike amongst Arab employees at the refinery in Bahrain, December 1943 - January 1944, and allegations that both BAPCO and the Government of Bahrain had been underpaying their Arab employees; and correspondence concerning the shipping of personal effects, and the issue of visas to the families of BAPCO employees, 1944-45.The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 202; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: Correspondence between the India Office Political Department, the Foreign Office, the Viceroy of India, and the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, regarding the appointment, pay and leave arrangements of the Vice-Consul at Birjand [Bīrjand] from 1913-23. The file also contains letters received from Vice-Consul Terence Vincent Brenan, regarding his sick leave and pay.The Vice-Consuls and Acting Vice-Consuls during this period were: William Richard Howson; R H New; Major Davis Heron; Terence Vincent Brenan; Assistant Surgeon Khan Bahadur Mirza Mohammed Beg; and G E Moore.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 184; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Folio 14 and folio 177 have small papers attached to them; each attachment has been labelled with an 'A' and marked as a fold-out.