Abstract: The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to job vacancies under the Government of Iraq being filled by British subjects. It includes papers concerning the following vacancies:Adviser to the Ministry of Economics and Communications.Chief Engineer to the Irrigation Department.Two Heads of Section and ten Surveyors to be recruited through the Surveyor General of India.Judges.Director-General of Railways.Deputy Director-General of Railways.Assistant Engineer for the Iraqi Railways.Financial Adviser for the Ministry of Finance.Director of the Port of Basra.Two experts to carry out a comprehensive survey of Iraq’s mineral resources.Expert in criminal investigation.Chief Surveyor for major irrigation schemes.Forestry expert.The correspondence largely consists of India Office internal notes, and correspondence and copy correspondence between the following: the India Office and the Foreign Office; the India Office and the Government of India External Affairs Department; and the Foreign Office and HM Ambassador to Iraq, Baghdad (Archibald Clark Kerr, Sir Maurice Peterson, Sir Basil Newton, Sir Kinahan Cornwallis).The file includes a copy of the Government of Iraq ‘Form of Contract for Foreign Officials’ which is printed in both English and Arabic (folios 187 to 194).The file includes two dividers, which give lists of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 297; 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 2-297; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file contains papers relating to the desire of the Government of Iraq to engage an expert for a few months to reorganise the health service of Iraq (and the subsequent decision of the Iraqi Government not to proceed with the recruitment of this expert).The papers mostly consist of India Office internal correspondence, correspondence between the India Office and the Foreign Office, copy correspondence between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Governor of Ceylon [Sri Lanka], and copy correspondence between the Foreign Office and the following: HM Embassy at Baghdad, HM Representative at Cairo, and the Colonial Office.The file includes a divider, which gives lists 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 44; 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 posts and conditions of employment at the Political Agency in the Trucial Coast, at Sharjah.The file contains correspondence related to:entertainment allowance and pay increase for the Agent, 1929death of Agent, Khan Bahadur Isa Latif, on 12 September 1935appointment of Khan Sahib Husein bin Hassan Amad as officiating Agent, in 1935appointment of Khan Sahib Saiyid Abdur Razzaq as Agent, in 1936office accommodation and mileage allowance for the Agentincrease in the pay of the Clerk to the Agent.The file also includes a folder containing papers closed to public consultation in 1977 (folios 4-11). These papers concern Jassim bin Mohammad Kadmari, employed as Agent in 1947 and not wishing to serve the Government of Pakistan or the Government of India. He was offered direct employment by the Foreign Office.The file is composed of correspondence between the Viceroy, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Political Agent in the Trucial Coast; the Political Agent at Kuwait; the Government of India; the Foreign Office; and the India Office.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 62; 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 5-59; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file concerns appointments at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf.The file contains official and personal correspondence related to:appointment of Trenchard Craven William Fowle following the death of Hugh Biscoe, Political Resident, in 1932. Fowle's record of service (f 205). Considerations to extend Fowle's appointment until retiring age, in 1939interest in the Persian Gulf Residency position expressed from various candidates. Appointment of Charles Geoffrey Prior in 1939.removal of Political Residency in the Persian Gulf from Bushire to Bahrain, 1939.appointment of Arnold Galloway to officiate as Consul-General during Prior's leave, 1945.appointment of Rupert Hay as Political Resident, 1946.The file is composed of correspondence between the Viceroy; British Legation at Tehran; Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; Air Ministry; Foreign Office; Government of India; Charles Geoffrey Prior; Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 241; 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 the medical establishment at Bushire.The file covers the reduction to one medical officer in 1930, and the employment of a Residency Surgeon in 1946, it also includes
The Indian Medical Service Rules, 1939.The file is composed solely of internal correspondence between the Foreign Office, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the Secretary of State for India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description 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: The file concerns the post of Personal Assistant to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.The file covers:Government of India recommending extension of post of Personal Assistant to the Political Resident, from 1931 until the end of the file, in 1946letters notifying of the appointments of Personal Assistants.The file is composed of internal correspondence between the Foreign Office, the India Office, the Government of India, and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 60; 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 the supply of news to the British Legation in Tehran and the British consulates in Persia after the withdrawal of Indo European Telegraph Department.The file covers:proposal to employ an Armenian operator to supply wireless service to Tehran Legationprovision of a wireless set for the Political ResidencyStatements comparing the Expenditure incurred by the Government of India on Diplomatic and Consular Services in Iran in the year 1934-1935 with that in the previous year(folios 11-24)monthly allowance to a signaller in the Bushire Residency Office for the maintenance of the wireless set there.The file is composed of correspondence between the British Legation in Tehran, Reuters, Imperial and International Communications, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Office, the India Office, and the Treasury.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 146; 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 mostly concerns appointments at the Bandar Abbas Consulate.The file contains:appointment of George Alexander Richardson as Vice-Consul with local rank of Consul at Bandar Abbas, in 1930proposed grant of a special retiring pension to George Alexander RichardsonGovernment of India's proposal to revive post of Vice-Consul at Bandar Abbas and to abolish post of Vice-Consul at Kerman, from 1943raising of Bandar Abbas Vice-Consulate to status of a Consulate, in 1943appointment of T E Rogers as Consul of Bandar Abbas, in 1944.The file is composed of correspondence between the British Legation at Tehran, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Office, the India Office, and the Government of India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 135; 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 mostly concerns appointments at the Political Agency at Kuwait.The file contains correspondence related to:Extensions of appointment of James Carmichael Moore as Political Agent, 1922, 1924 and 1926.Appointment of Harold Richard Patrick Dickson to act as Political Agent in 1928; extended in 1930, 1933, and 1934. Dickson's request for leave in 1933, denied. Dickson's appointment as Chief Local Representative of Kuwait Oil Company, in 1935.Appointment of Gerald De Gaury as Political Agent, 1935; extended in 1937. Termination of De Gaury's service at the British Legation at Jedda, 1935. Organization of meeting at Jubail between High Commissioner for Palestine and De Gaury, 1935. Arrangements for De Gaury's journey to Kuwait, 1936. Termination of De Gaury's employment, 1938.Appointment of Arnold Crawshaw Galloway as Political Agent in 1938; loan of Galloway for intelligence duties, 1940.Temporary appointment of Harold Richard Patrick Dickson to act as Political Agent in 1941; payment of an honorarium of £100 for his services.Requirement of crockery for the Political Agency, 1946.Sumptuary allowance of the Political Agent, 1946.The file is composed of correspondence between the Viceroy; Harold Richard Patrick Dickson, Political Agent at Kuwait; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Government of India; the Colonial Office; the Foreign Office; the India Office; the High Commissioner for Palestine; the High Commissioner for India; the British Legation at Jedda; Imperial Airways; Lloyd's Bank; the Passport Office; Kuwait Oil Company; and Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 336; 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 recruitment of Assistant Political Agents at the Bahrain Political Agency, and conferment of Magisterial and Judicial powers.The file covers:creation of a new post of Assistant Political Agent, due to the increase of work for the development of oil fields, 1933appointment of R D Metcalfe as Assistant Political Agent, 1935. Conferment of Magisterial powersappointment of Khan Bahadur Abdul Haiy El Hashni as Indian Assistant Political Agent, 1936. Conferment of Judicial powersappointment of A C Stewart as Assistant Political Agent, 1937. Conferment of Magisterial and Judicial powersappointment of B L M Tomlinson as Assistant Political Agent, 1937. Conferment of Magisterial powersappointment of Dr S M Siddiq as Indian Assistant Political Agent, in 1937 and 1938. Conferment of Judicial powersappointment of A C Galloway as Assistant Political Agent, 1937. Conferment of Magisterial and Judicial powersappointment of R E R Bird as Assistant Political Agent, in 1938 and 1945. Conferment of Magisterial and Judicial powersappointment of J B Howes as Assistant Political Agent, 1938. Conferment of Judicial powersappointment of R I Hallows as Assistant Political Agent, 1939. Conferment of Judicial powersappointment of Khan Sahib Mirza Ismail Barduli as Indian Assistant Political Agent, 1940. Conferment of Judicial powersappointment of Maurice Patrick O'Connor Tandy as Assistant Political Agent, 1943. Conferment of Judicial powersappointment of R M Hadow as Assistant Political Agent, 1944. Conferment of Judicial powersappointment of Mohammed Abdul Hafiz as officiating Indian Assistant Political Agent, 1945. Conferment of Judicial powersappointment of H D H Rance as Assistant Political Agent, 1946. Conferment of Judicial powersappointment of J E H Hudson as Assistant Political Agent, in 1946 and 1948. Conferment of Judicial powersappointment of G N Jackson as Assistant Political Agent, 1947. Conferment of Judicial powers.The file is composed of correspondence between the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, the Foreign Office, the India Office, the Government of India, the Secretary of State for India, and the Office of the High Commissioner for India.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing)commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 134; 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 2-134; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: The file contains papers relating to special measures, mainly consisting of the recruitment of extra staff, taken by British authorities in the Persian Gulf in the event of war and during the Second World War. These special measures included the appointment of a Political Officer for the Trucial Coast and an increase in the staff of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, the expenditure involved being divisible between the Indian and Imperial Revenues.The file also includes correspondence dated from after the end of the Second World War, regarding: the request of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf that the post of Political Officer, Trucial Coast, be raised to that of Political Agent, Trucial Coast; and the retention of the services of officers and staff currently in post.Papers in the folder labelled ‘Censorship Arrangements’ relate to: emergency legislation in the event of war giving the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Political Agents at Bahrain and Muscat powers of censorship of post and telegrams, in the territories of the Shaikh of Bahrain and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; and the employment of one additional clerk each at Kuwait, Bahrain, and Muscat, for censorship work in the event of war.The papers mostly consist of correspondence, but the file also includes India Office External Department minute papers, India Office internal notes, and the following pamphlets: ‘Statements Comparing the Expenditure incurred by the Government of India on Diplomatic and Consular Services in Iran in the year 1939-40 with that in the previous year’; and ‘Statement of expenditure incurred on the Koweit Agency during the year 1939-40’.The correspondents are as follows: the India Office; the Government of India External Affairs Department; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Foreign Office; and the Treasury.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 153; 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: This file contains correspondence between British Government officials, representatives of British contracting and building firms (including Charles Kendall & Partners Limited and British Iron & Steel Corporation Limited) and the Adviser to the Ruler of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.The correspondence discusses a number of issues including the hiring of a State Engineer for the Government of Bahrain, the delivery of building materials to Bahrain and general discussions concerning the protocol for the hiring of European employees by the Government of Bahrain.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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 624; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.