Abstract: The file contains correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire about improving and regularly testing the typing speed of several clerks and munshis employed at the Political Agency, Bahrain.File correspondence consists mainly of lists of the monthly typing test results for several clerks and munshis at Bahrain, as reported to Bushire.Physical description: The foliation sequence is in pencil, uncircled and appears in the top right corner. It commences on the first page following the front cover. There are also circled index numbers in red crayon. The file cover consists of a large, folded, blank sheet.