Author
the despatch to Bahrain between September 1926 to February 1927
Publication Date
1 Sep 1926-9 Nov 1927 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
108
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/1509
Record ID
vdc_100000000282.0x0000f4
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
1 Sep 1926-9 Nov 1927 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Correspondence, financial statements and other papers relating to expenses incurred by the despatch to Bahrain between September 1926 to February 1927, of the 3 Battalion of the 16 (3/16) Punjab Regiment, in response to civil unrest in Manama during 1926. The principal correspondents are: 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.
in Bahrain (Major Cyril Charles Johnson Barrett); the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); the Controller (or Deputy Assistant Controller) of Military Accounts for the Southern Command & Poona and Bombay District.
The first part of the file comprises correspondence relating to proposals for the payment and preparation of accounts for the detachment of the 3/16 Punjab Regiment to Bahrain (multiple copies, ff 4-5, ff 15-16, ff 32-33), and enquiries from the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain as to whether the State of Bahrain will bear all expenses associated with the presence of the 3/16Punjab Regiment in Bahrain; a question answered in the affirmative by 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.
(f 9, f 13).
The second part of the file comprises letters (some with financial statements) from the Controller of Military Accounts for the Southern Command & Poona and Bombay District, 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.
at Bahrain, requesting payment of various costs incurred by the 3/16 Punjab Regiment’s presence in Bahrain. These requests were forwarded by 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.
to the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain. All amounts are given to Indian
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
, annas and pies:
pay and allowances for the 3/16th Punjab Regiment, from September 1926 to February 1927 (f 36, f 41, f 70, f 94);
expenditure on local purchases and other miscellaneous charges (ff 44-47);
cost of rations consumed by the regiment during its stay in Bahrain, with copies of ration returns (ff 52-61);
a mileage allowance payable to Lieutenant R C Robinson, Commandant of the 3/16th Punjab Regiment (f 66);
pensions contributions for officers and men of the regiment (f 76);
shipping costs associated with the passage of the regiment from Bombay to Bahrain in September and 1926, and its return in February 1927 (f 82, f 87).
The file also includes proposals for the supply of ice for the regiment in Bahrain (ff 19-21), and a letter (in Arabic and English) from Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah 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.
, dated 18 Sha‘bān 1345 (equivalent to 21 February 1927), expressing his satisfaction at the way in which the 3/16Punjab Regiment carried out their duties while in Bahrain.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office: File 16/12
