Author
an agent.
of members of the menial establishment
Publication Date
7 Apr 1945 - 28 Feb 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
43
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/979
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x0001e2
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
7 Apr 1945 - 28 Feb 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains correspondence and related papers concerning the service at the Bahrain Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
of members of the menial establishment (including those holding the positions of farrash
/
farash [ferash] (also referred to as
peon
A low-ranking infantryman, orderly or assistant (South Asian context).
), dhobi, gardener, driver, and khalassi [
khalasi
Used by the British officials to refer to a non-European labourer, especially one employed on a ship.
]).
The file includes requests for leave; requests for increases of pay; a request for assistance with travel costs; a request for official dress for a driver; papers relating to the issue of certificates (references); office orders; papers relating to disciplinary matters arising from unauthorised absence of members of the menial establishment; and list of farrashes and sweepers and their pay.
The notes discuss the issue of the pay and allowances of farrashes in a broader context, especially relative to the pay of '
coolies
A term used to describe labourers from a number of Asian countries, now considered derogatory.
' employed by the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), and contain recommendations that their pay should be increased in order to avoid 'wholesale resignations'. Also includes list of farrashes who had been dismissed or resigned, 1 October 1944 to 30 September 1945. Some of the letters containing requests from members of the menial establishment are in Arabic and are accompanied by translations or summaries in English. Some items are signed by means of thumbprints.
The items of correspondence in this file are dated 7 April to 13 September 1945; the notes at the rear of the file contain entries dated up to 28 February [1946].
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: 1/5A II
