‘I/10. Confidential papers re Agency staff.’

Title:

‘I/10. Confidential papers re Agency staff.’

Contributor:

Persian Gulf Political Residency, First Assistant Resident (correspondent)

Date:

1904/1928

Description:

Correspondence and papers, including confidential notes, relating to staff at the Political Agency in Kuwait (including the News Agent, Assistant Surgeon, and Head Clerk). Many of the papers relate to the recruitment, departure, and transfer of staff between British offices in the Persian Gulf, and are indicative of a general opinion amongst British officers that reliable and able staff are in short supply in the region. Many papers also discuss the pay of staff, and assessments of staff performance, skills (typewriting, proficiency in English, Persian and Arabic) and general demeanour. The file’s principal correspondents are: the Political Agent at Kuwait (most notably, Captain Stuart George Knox and Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear); the First Assistant Resident in the Persian Gulf (Captain L Birdwood).Much of the file’s correspondence relates to the sixteen-year career of Head Clerk Louis Michael D’Mello, and his movements between different British offices in the Gulf, including Kuwait, Mohammerah [Khorramshahr], and Bushire.1 file (215 folios)The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The first two sets of correspondence in the file (each relating to a single member of Agency staff) are preceded by a title sheet (f 3, f 12). A contents page at the front of the file (f 2) lists these two cases, giving the individual’s name and post held.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 217; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located at the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-216; these numbers are also written in pencil but are not circled.

Language:

English
Arabic

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Colonial administration
Government personnel
Confidentiality (personal data)

Extent:

1 file (215 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00039d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000831.0x00039d_en
IOR/R/15/5/2

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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