Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, an extract of a Political Letter from the Government of Bombay to the East India Company Court of Directors, 23 May 1854. The enclosures are dated 7 September 1852-18 January 1854.The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Government of India; Major Atkins Hamerton, HM Consul and the Company’s Agent in the Dominions of the Imam of Muscat; and Gilbert James Blane, Deputy Accountant General in charge, Bombay.The item concerns requests for increases to the salaries of Mirza Hajee Kullal [Ḥājī Mīrzā Dallāl?] and the apothecary employed at the Zanzibar Agency, in light of the high expense of living in Zanzibar.The item contains a table of contents (f 434), and the title page (f 433) contains the following references: Draft Number ‘858/54’, ‘Collection No. 6 of No. 38 of 1854’ and ‘Examiner’s Office’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 433 and terminates at f 446, 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: The file contains completed returns recording the names of those officers of the Political Agency, Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein) who intended to draw their leave allowances for the following year in the United Kingdom, with estimates of Sterling overseas pay, and stores likely to be purchased in England, for the years 1938-39 to 1947-48 inclusive; copy of Government of India rules on accounting for Home transactions, May 1938; and associated correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain and the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf.The date range gives the covering dates of the correspondence; the earliest document in the file is an enclosure to the first item of correspondence, dated 17 May 1938.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 35; 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 2-28; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil, ink, and crayon, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: The file contains official requests from the commanders of Royal Indian Navy ships to the Political Agent, Bahrain for permission to draw sums of money at Bahrain, as payment for the ships' companies; coin lists; and associated correspondence. The records relate to HMIS
Hindustan, HMIS
Lawrence, and HMIS
Cornwallis.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 28; 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 the front cover and f 27; these numbers are written in a combination of pencil, ink, and crayon, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: The title of the file in full is 'Pay Bills of the Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain.'.The file contains monthly pay bills for the Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain, from April 1943 to March 1945 inclusive; and related correspondence between the Office of the Accountant General, Central Revenues (AGCR), New Delhi and the Political Agency, Bahrain.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 also present in parallel between ff 1-37; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: The file contains monthly pay bills for the Medical Officer, Bahrain (Dr, later Lieutenant M L A Steele), from April 1943 to March 1945 inclusive; and accompanying receipts.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 43; 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 monthly pay bills for the Indian Assistant, Bahrain (Dr S M Siddiq, later Mohamed Abdul Hafiz), from April 1943 to February 1945 inclusive; and accompanying monthly schedules of deductions made for the General Provident Fund.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 54; 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 correspondence and telegrams regarding staff, pay, and allowances at the Post Office in Bahrain.The file mainly concerns drinking water allowance, house rent allowance and other benefits for Post Office clerks, and includes a letter signed by all staff requesting a pay rise. A list of staff employed in 1946, and correspondence regarding their pay are also included in the file.The correspondents are: the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO); the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain; the Superintendent of Post Offices, Lower Sind and Persian Gulf Division, at Hyderabad; the Director of Post and Telegraphs, Lower Sind and Baluchistan Circle, at Karachi (H L Jerath); the Postmaster at Bahrain; the Sub Postmaster at Bahrain (Rajab Ali) the Postal Clerks at Bahrain; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; and the Political Agent at Bahrain.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 122; 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 3-43; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
Abstract: Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/268), this file mainly concerns the deputation of Pakistan Army officers with the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Levy Corps).Matters covered in the correspondence include the following: the possibility of extending the deputation in Muscat of a Pakistan Army officer; the training of Muscat Infantry personnel with the Pakistan Army; the future supply of officers to the Muscat Infantry. Also discussed is the case of a former VCO (Viceroy's Commissioned Officer of the British Indian Army) and his claim for outstanding pay from his time in the Muscat Infantry in the 1920s and 1930s.The file's principal correspondents are the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain; the Commandant of the Muscat Infantry; officials of the Government of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations.The Urdu language material consists of one item of correspondence.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 27; 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 12-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/267), this file relates to VCOs (Viceroy's Commissioned Officers) who have served on deputation with the Muscat Infantry. The correspondence concerns administrative matters such as pay and rank. Most of the correspondence relates to Subedar Allah Dad, a VCO of the Jat Regiment who recently served on deputation with the Muscat Infantry. The file features the following correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Commandant of the Muscat Infantry; the Records and Accounts Section of the Jat Regiment, Bareilly, India; the Record Officer of the 16th Punjab Regiment, Sialkot, Pakistan.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 27; 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 2-24; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Abstract: This file relates to Saiyid Faher bin Taimur [Fahr bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd], younger half-brother of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman [Sa‘īd bin Taymūr Āl Bū Sa‘īd]. The file concerns training received by Saiyid Faher with the Baluch Regiment, Pakistan, after having recently completed a course at the Pakistan Military Academy. The correspondence, which mainly discusses Saiyid Faher's pay and allowance, features the following correspondents: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf; the Sultan of Muscat and Oman; the Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion of the Baluch Regiment, Pakistan.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 11; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Abstract: This file relates to the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's former Administrator at Gwadur [Gwadar], Abdur Rahman Qureshi, who was on deputation from Baluchistan from 1946 until 1949. The correspondence covers the settlement of Abdur Rahman's pay, leave salary, and 'transfer travelling allowances' for his return to Baluchistan. Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Secretary to the Agent to the Governor General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan; the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's Minister for Foreign Affairs; the Government of Pakistan's Assistant Accounts Officer.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; 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: Following on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/287), this file relates to the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's former Administrator at Gwadur [Gwadar], Abdur Rahman Qureshi, who was on deputation from Baluchistan from 1946 to 1949.The file concerns outstanding payments owed to Abdur Rahman, specifically those relating to his pay, leave salary, 'transfer travel allowance', leave and pension.Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Secretary to the Agent to the Governor General and Chief Commissioner in Baluchistan; the High Commission for Pakistan, London.Physical description: Foliation: the 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. A previous foliation sequence between ff 12-18, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.