'File 1/5A II Menial Establishment: Appointment, Leave, Dismissals etc.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 1/5A II Menial Establishment: Appointment, Leave, Dismissals etc.'
- Date:
- 1945/1946
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence and related papers concerning the service at the Bahrain Political Agency of members of the menial establishment (including those holding the positions of farrash /farash [ferash] (also referred to as peon), dhobi, gardener, driver, and khalassi [khalasi]).The file includes requests for leave; requests for increases of pay; a request for assistance with travel costs; a request for official dress for a driver; papers relating to the issue of certificates (references); office orders; papers relating to disciplinary matters arising from unauthorised absence of members of the menial establishment; and list of farrashes and sweepers and their pay.The notes discuss the issue of the pay and allowances of farrashes in a broader context, especially relative to the pay of 'coolies' employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), and contain recommendations that their pay should be increased in order to avoid 'wholesale resignations'. Also includes list of farrashes who had been dismissed or resigned, 1 October 1944 to 30 September 1945. Some of the letters containing requests from members of the menial establishment are in Arabic and are accompanied by translations or summaries in English. Some items are signed by means of thumbprints.The items of correspondence in this file are dated 7 April to 13 September 1945; the notes at the rear of the file contain entries dated up to 28 February [1946].Physical description: Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover, and continues through to 41, the last folio before the back cover. The foliation sequence appears written in pencil in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Bahrain Political Agency, Menial Establishment
- Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001e2_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001e2_en
IOR/R/15/2/979
IOR/R/15/2/979