Author
the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
8 Jun 1940-2 Jun 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
376
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1396
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x000083
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
8 Jun 1940-2 Jun 1947 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains numerous letters to the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Bahrain from local employers, requesting the refund of Repatriation Guarantee Money Deposits they had paid in respect of their Indian workers. These monies were refundable, once the Indian staff hired to work in homes and businesses in Bahrain, had returned to India on termination of their employment. A few of the letters are in Arabic.
The file also contains numerous Repatriation Deposit Receipts and No Objection Certificates issued by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain, in favour of allowing hired India workers to travel to Bahrain and take up the offers of employment they had received while they were still resident in India.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
File papers are arranged chronologically and are followed by extensive file notes (ff.329-355), which include a list of documents in the file. The list generally records either the folio number or the reference number which has been written on many of the documents in red or blue and encircled. This helps to identify and locate specific documents in the file.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office Series: 13/4-I
