IOR/R/15/2/1444

The file contains Government of India circular letters, memoranda and notices issued mainly by the Finance Department and the Office of the Accountant-General, Central Revenues Department. These were regularly forwarded by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to the Political Agent, Bahrain and others for information and guidance. The circulars contain rules, procedures and instructions relating mainly to the accounting and administration of the General Provident Fund, including:

• The General Provident Fund (Central Services) Rules 1934, their interpretation and subsequent amendments;
• Various procedures to be followed, for example, on reassignment of insurance policies financed from Provident Funds.

The file also contains the regular correspondence between the Political Agent, Bahrain, the Office of the Accountant-General, Central Revenues Department about Bahrain Agency clerks wishing to subscribe to the General Provident Fund, make withdrawals from their paid up Fund contributions or use them to finance life insurance policies.

Most documents in the file were circulated to the Political Agent, Bahrain and others from 1936 onwards. The earliest document circulated is a copy of a letter dated 24 October 1933 (folio 7).