Author
the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and
Publication Date
2 Nov 1926-4 Jan 1943 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
324
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/990
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000205
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
2 Nov 1926-4 Jan 1943 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file contains Office Orders issued by the Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
, Bahrain.
The Office Orders contain official notifications and local regulations for staff at clerical and menial grades, and include announcements of appointments, postings, discharge, pay, allowances, leave, and promotion, and regulations covering office hours; security; cleaning of
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
office and compound; conduct and disciplinary matters; availability and intended movements of staff; duties of the English Office, Confidential Office and Vernacular Office; translation arrangements for the Vernacular Office; notifying the Adviser to the Bahrain Government;
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
Courts; finance; correspondence; the form of address for the Ruler of Bahrain; filing; record keeping; telegrams; passports; dress; footwear; the General Provident Fund Scheme; waste paper; postage; custody of arms and valuables; petitions; smoking; cars; liquor permits; appointment as Treasury Officer; and mourning dress for the death of King George V.
A group of papers dated August 1942 records the decison to end the issuing by the Bahrain
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
of separate Office Orders, in line with the practice of other
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
sub-offices. There are a few bilingual Office Orders in English and Arabic.
The Office Orders themselves are dated 2 November 1926 to 18 November 1942; the overall date range is supplied by an entry 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.
A rudimentary index of topics appears on the title page on f.1B.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
English Office files: 1/7 I
