'File 2/6 II Appointment of Assistant Surgeon, Allowances etc, Correspondence re'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'File 2/6 II Appointment of Assistant Surgeon, Allowances etc, Correspondence re'
- Date:
- 1939/1945
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Residency Surgeon at Bushire, the Office of the Accountant General at New Delhi, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, and the Political Agent at Bahrain.The subject of the correspondence is the extension of the appointment of Lieutenant R Holmes as Medical Officer in charge of at the Victoria Memorial Hospital, and Chief Quarantine Medical Officer in 1940; and his successive appointment as Residency Surgeon at Bushire in 1941.The file includes arrangements for Dr Holmes's relocation to Bushire and his succession. The role of Assistant Surgeon and Quarantine Medical Officer in Bahrain was handed over to Dr Steele. The file also includes correspondence with Mappin & Webb Goldsmiths, Bombay, regarding a watch and a cigarette box to present Dr Holmes with on his departure from Bahrain.The file also contains two documents in Arabic, a letter subscribed by many signatories thanking Dr Holmes for his work in Bahrain, and a list of people contributing to a present for him.Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 225; 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 4-203; these numbers are written in blue crayon and pencil, are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Personnel management
Quarantine Medical Officer, Bahrain - Rights:
- غير معروف
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000289_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000289_en
IOR/R/15/2/1058
IOR/R/15/2/1058