Author
an agent.
Publication Date
28 Aug 1945 - 9 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
91
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/983
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x0001e6
Library Location
British Library:
India Office
The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors.
Records and
Private Papers
Documents collected in a private capacity.
Date
28 Aug 1945 - 9 Dec 1950 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file consists of correspondence between the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain, and suppliers of clothing in India; export notes; receipts; orders; correspondence about the payment of bills; letters from members of the menial staff requesting the supply of certain items of clothing; Office Order giving scale of summer and winter liveries to be issued to the inferior staff of the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, June 1946; letter from the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Kuwait to the The Conference and Supply Department, Foreign Office, London, requesting permission to make local adaptations to official uniforms for staff, both because of the climate and local opinion, August 1949; Supplies Department forms (not completed); clothing measurement forms (not completed); and extracts from official regulations governing uniforms. There are also extensive notes at the rear of the file.
The types of uniform items covered include brass buttons; brass coat of arms badges; cotton piece goods; various types of cloth; headgear;
ghatras
[red and white checked checked headcloths]; farrash livery; sandals; and native overcoats.
The Arabic content of this file consists of bilingual commercial letterheads and signatures of members of the menial staff written over thumbprints.
The covering dates of the correspondence in this file are 9 October 1945 to 12 September 1950. The overall date range for the file is produced by earlier and later entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Circled serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue/black for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office files: 1/5D
