IOR/R/15/2/1474

The file contains several printed circular letters, memoranda and published notifications by the Government of India. These were forwarded by the Secretary to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Bushire to the Political Agent, Bahrain and others for information and guidance. The main file contents are:

• Home Department circular letters 1 March 1934 and 10 May 1934 regarding the creation of Sterling Branches of Provident Funds, with a view to protecting the accumulated savings of officers, in provident funds, against a fall in the exchange value of the rupee;
• The Central Services (India Provident Fund) (Sterling Accounts) Rules 1934, as published in Finance Department Notifications dated 28 March 1934 and 11 April 1934;
• Minor amendments to the above Rules, as published in further Finance Department Notifications in 1935 and 1940;
• Finance Department circular letters, memoranda and published notifications, 1934-1935, relating to various matters, including eligibility rules and time limits for officers opting to join the sterling branch of provident funds and the liability of sterling deposits to British death duties;
• Foreign and Political Department memorandum dated 23 August 1935, together with Army Instructions (India) No.58, dated 16 July 1935, giving military officers in permanent civil employment or foreign service, the opportunity to join the Sterling Branch of the Indian Army and Royal Indian Marine Officers Provident Fund.

The file also contains a letter dated 27 May 1934 from Meredith Worth, Assistant Political Agent, Bahrain to the Accountant-General, Central Revenues, New Delhi, applying to join the new Sterling Branch of the Indian Civil Service (ICS) Provident Fund.