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IOR/R/15/2/1561
- Record Id:
- 040-000229894
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000128
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100040907817.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1561
- Title:
- ‘File 16/50 A Conditions of employment of Indian staff in Messrs Gray, Mackenzie & Company.’
- Scope & Content:
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Two sets of correspondence between the Political Agency in Bahrain and the Bahrain office of Gray, Mackenzie & Company, both relating to the rights and employment terms for Indians employed by Gray, Mackenzie & Company in Bahrain. The first set of correspondence is dated 1945, and relates to an employment agreement devised by Gray, Mackenzie & Company, with discussion focussing on repatriation costs at the end of employment, and compensation in cases of disability arising from injury at work (ff 2-7).
The second set of correspondence comprises two letters dated 1949, sent by employees of Gray, Mackenzie & Company to their employer (with copies also sent to the Political Agent at Bahrain, and to the Governments of India and Pakistan) complaining that a recent wage increment is not in line with terms established by the Bahrain Political Agency on pay for foreigners in Bahrain (ff 8-9).
- 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
038-000229824
040-000229894 - 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/15/2/1492-1594 : File 16: Miscellaneous
IOR/R/15/2/1561 : ‘File 16/50 A Conditions of employment of Indian staff in Messrs Gray, Mackenzie & Company.’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0016]/038-000229824[0071]/040-000229894
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (10 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000282.0x000128
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1945
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- 11 Mar 1945-10 Mar 1949
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-7; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
- Former External References:
- English Office: File 16/50 A
- Arrangement:
- The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 10-11) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)