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IOR/R/15/2/979
- Record Id:
- 040-000229297
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001e2
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023289681.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/979
- Title:
- File 1/5A II Menial Establishment: Appointment, Leave, Dismissals etc.
- Scope & Content:
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The file contains correspondence and related papers concerning the service at the Bahrain Political Agency of members of the menial establishment (including those holding the positions of farrash/farash [ferash] (also referred to as peon), dhobi, gardener, driver, and khalassi [khalasi]).
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' 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].
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000229279
038-000229280
040-000229297 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/963-1823 : Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/963-1048 : File 1: Establishment
IOR/R/15/2/979 : File 1/5A II Menial Establishment: Appointment, Leave, Dismissals etc. - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0001]/038-000229280[0017]/040-000229297
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (43 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x0001e2
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1946
- Date Range:
- 7 Apr 1945 - 28 Feb 1946
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation system in use commences at 1 on the first folio after the front cover, and continues through to 41, the last folio before the back cover. The foliation sequence appears written in pencil in the top right hand corner of the recto page of each folio.
- Former External References:
- English Office files: 1/5A II
- Arrangement:
- 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.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)