IOR/R/15/5/326

The file contains two letters (dated 1949) in connection with the pay and allowances of two Indian nationals employed in the Persian Gulf Cadre (service) during the transition of power from Great Britain to India (Indian Independence) in 1947. The first letter is a submission from the Political Agent at Kuwait to the Political Resident at Bahrain, commending the work done by Mr Rosario, Head of the Confidential Office and recommending that he should receive a special additional monthly allowance. The second letter is from the Persian Gulf Residency at Bahrain to the Government of India Ministry of External Affairs at New Delhi, apologizing for having made a late submission of a supplementary bill for the cost of dollar exchange and interim relief pay of Kuwait Agency clerk Mr A S Rosario (also spelt Rozario) and Bahrain Agency clerk Mr K Vishwanathan, both Indian nationals, during the period 1 May 1945 to 28 February 1947. The file also contains: a secrecy declaration (confidentiality undertaking) signed by Mr Rosario in which he promises to treat confidentially all matters relating to his employment by the British Government; and a new draft three-year contract of employment for clerical staff in the Persian Gulf Cadre under the transition from Government of India to Foreign Office terms and conditions of service.