Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, a political letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai].The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Taylor, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia; John Ross, Civil Surgeon, Bagdad [Baghdad]; James Burnes, Secretary, Bombay Medical Board; and Major Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Political Agent in Turkish Arabia (Taylor's successor).The item concerns the applications made by Ross for an apothecary to be attached to the Bagdad Residency, and the deliberations of the Government of Bombay, the Bombay Medical Board, and the Government of India. It includes copies of testimonials of Assistant Apothecary Anderson, in support of a request for this proposed post to be filled by him.The item contains a table of contents (ff 841-843), and the title page (f 840) contains the following references: ‘P C [Previous Communication] 5108’, ‘D/t 77/46’, ‘Collection No. 20 of No. 109’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 840 and terminates at f 856, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political letters from the Government of Bombay. These political letters appear in IOR/F/4/2302/118727. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; Major Samuel Hennell, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; William Campbell, Civil Surgeon at the Residency; and Edward Eden Elliot, Civil Auditor, Bombay. It is the forty-sixth in a series of fifty-one items on the Persian Gulf.The item concerns Campbell’s plans to move his family out of Bushire [Bushehr] to the Residency’s summer establishment at Chagudduk [Choghadak] earlier than Hennell had planned to leave Bushire. The following are discussed:The health benefits of ChaguddukThe health of Campbell’s and Hennell’s familiesThe duties of Campbell’s roleOther medical aid available at BushireCampbell’s financial entitlements.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘Collection No 10 of No 4’, ‘Coll[ection]: 17’ and ‘Draft no 465 of 49’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 669, and terminates at f 701, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: This item consists of copies and extracts of correspondence and minutes cited in, or enclosed with, letters to and from the governments of Bombay [Mumbai] and Bengal.The item concerns the request of Assistant Surgeon James Drummond Campbell, of the Bombay Medical Establishment and attached to the service of Persian [Iranian] Crown Prince Abbass Mirza ['Abbās Mīrzā Qājār], to be permitted to draw his field pay and allowances in addition to his salary. It also contains details, cited for comparison, of three other East India Company surgeons employed outside of the territories administered by the Company: Surgeon John Cormick and Assistant Surgeon Richard Sharp, attached to the British Mission at the Court of Persia [Iran]; and Assistant Surgeon Charles Daw, attached to the army of the Nizam of Hyderabad.The correspondence is mainly between the Government of Bengal, the Government of Bombay, and the East India Company Court of Directors. The other correspondents included are: Henry Russell, Resident at Hyderabad; William Brooks, Military Auditor General, Bombay; Henry Willock, Minister at the Court of Tehran; Assistant Surgeon Sharp; and Assistant Surgeon Campbell.The title page (f 62) of the item contains the following references: ‘Political No. 12, 1819/20, Draft 100’ and ‘Examiner’s Office December 1818’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 62, and terminates at 88, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the volume also contains an original pagination sequence.
Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 1 and 15 September 1915. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, memoranda, lists, telegrams, and intelligence summaries and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations.A summary of the contents of this volume can be found at folio 15, and the volume concerns:The advance of Force D above Al Gharbi [Ali Al Gharbi, also rendered as Ali-al-Gharbi]The movements and operations of Russian and Turkish [Ottoman] forces on the Caucasus frontArrangements for supplies, equipment, and reinforcementsDetails of hospital admissions and casualties, and the need for further medical personnel and resources.The volume also contains the following:A list of the personnel, aeroplanes, and transport of the aviation unit in Mesopotamia (folios 57-58)Tables showing the effective strengths of the fighting and medical units of Force D (folios 62 and 111)A memorandum on an advance to Baghdad (folios 63-66)Tables showing the distribution of troops belonging to Force D (folios 53 and 114).Summaries of the contents of previous volumes can be found at folios 3 to 14.The vast majority of material in the volume dates from September 1915, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from August 1915.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 128; 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 17-126; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
Abstract: The volume contains a chronological list of brief summaries of papers relating to the activities of the Indian Expeditionary Force D (also known as the Mesopotamia Expeditionary Force) between 16 and 30 April 1916. This is accompanied by appendices containing copies and extracts of these papers, which include letters, memoranda, telegrams, and intelligence summaries and appreciations [reports] from the Directorate of Military Operations.A summary of the contents can be found at the start of IOR/L/MIL/17/5/3250. The volume mostly relates to:Efforts for the relief of Kut [Al-Kut], negotiations with the Turkish [Ottoman] forces, and the surrender of the British garrisonUpdates from the Tigris and Euphrates linesSupplies and equipment for Force D, including ammunition and river craftMedical arrangements in Mesopotamia, including the need for more staff, equipment, and stores, and plans for evacuating the sick and wounded. It includes weekly sick returns for 25 March (f 32) and 1 April (ff 146-147)Reinforcements for Force DPlans for the construction of a railway between Basrah [Basra] and NasiriyahThe movements and dispositions of Turkish and German troopsThe operations of Russian forces.The following tables appear:Composition of Force D (ff 38-42)The strengths of units in Force D (ff 76-87, ff 174-177)Statement showing provision of river craft for Force D (ff 92-96)Statement showing the reinforcements that embarked for Basrah (ff 188-199).The vast majority of material in the volume dates from 16-30 April 1916, but there is also a small amount of material which dates from February, March and 1-15 April 1916.Physical description: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 201; 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 3-199; these numbers are printed and are located in the bottom centre of the recto side of each folio.Dimensions: 21 x 33cm
Abstract: The file contains correspondence regarding the licensing of foreign medical practitioners (dentists, surgeons, ophthalmologists, nurses and others) to practice in Bahrain, which was the exclusive prerogative of the Political Agent in Bahrain, in consultation with the Government of Bahrain. There are letters from practitioners, submitting their applications, including references and copies of degree certificates.The principal correspondents are several Indian, British and Persian practitioners, the Government of Bahrain, the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Political Agent at Kuwait, and the Political Agent at Bahrain.There is a notice in Arabic and English within the file, from the Government of Bahrain, setting the minimal standard to practice medicine in the country.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 172; 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 4-137; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the position of Lady Medical Officer for the Government of Bahrain. The correspondence is primarily between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Political Agency in Bahrain; and the Political Residency in Bushire. Much of the correspondence concerns two doctors who held this post, Dr Margaret M McDowall and subsequently, Dr I M A Doeg. On folios 95-99, the file contains a 1945 document entitled 'Notes for Persons Proceeding to Bahrain' that was intended as a brief introduction to the country for recently arrived foreign workers. The document contains information related to Bahrain's political structure, climate, medical facilities, language and food. The file also contains correspondence regarding a doctor named Esther Wingate who was considered as a replacement for Dr Doeg, but not eventually hired.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 137; 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 2-127; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the hiring of female British nurses for employment in the Bahrain Government Hospital. The correspondence discusses a number of different nurses that were hired for service in Bahrain and contains details of their terms of service and pay while in the country.Much of the correspondence is between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Political Agency in Bahrain; and the Political Residency in Bushire (Bahrain after 1947).The file also contains copies of correspondence between the India Office in London and the Overseas Nursing Association, an organisation that assisted in identifying suitable candidates.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 236; 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 3-206; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding the contract and leave arrangements of Dr Richard Henry Barter Snow, State Medical Officer for the Government of Bahrain. The majority of the correspondence is between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Political Agency in Bahrain; and the Political Residency in Bushire (Bahrain after 1947).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 21; 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 2-12; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: This file contains correspondence regarding the recruitment of two British women (M M Mullally and M A Dowds) for the position of Health Sister in the Medical Department of the Government of Bahrain.The correspondence is between Charles Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Political Agency in Bahrain; and the Political Residency in Bahrain.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 15; 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 Annual Returns of the Establishment of the Political Agency, Muscat, and the British Agency, Gwadur [Gwadar] as at 1 April 1936-1 April 1947, inclusive, with associated correspondence from the Political Residency, Bushire, and the office of the Accountant General, Central Revenues, New Delhi.The returns list the names of members of the Clerical Establishment (English and Vernacular Sections) and the Medical Establishment, details of new starters and leave, members of the Temporary (and War) Establishment, and some details of the Menial (Inferior) Establishment at Muscat and Gwadar. The returns give details of post, date of appointment, date of birth, and details of pay.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 117; 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 2-112; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file contains Annual Returns of the Establishment of the Political Agency and HBM's Consulate, Muscat, as at 1 April 1933-1 April 1935, inclusive, with related correspondence from the Political Residency, Bushire, and the office of the Accountant General, Central Revenues, New Delhi.The returns list the names of members of the Clerical Establishment and the Medical Establishment, any new starters, and other pensionable staff paid for from the Office Allowance. The returns for the Permanent Establishment give details of post, date of appointment, date of birth, and details of pay.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 38; 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 2-34; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.