The file contains correspondence relating to the discharge of Fazal Hussein, clerk, from Bahrain Government service in July 1928. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agent, Bahrain, Commandant of Bahrain State Police (Captain L S Parke), Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Fazal Hussein himself, and Bahrain-based merchants, the Ashraf Brothers.The file covers several matters, including:the discussion over the reasons for the dismissal of Fazal Hussein and Sultan Ahmed, also an employee of the Bahrain Police Force;a claim by the Ashraf Brothers that Fazal Hussein owes them money;Fazal Hussein's return to Bahrain from India and his movements in the country;a claim by Ali Muhammad of Hazur Pur, sepoy, for unpaid wages from service in the Bahrain Police Force.1 file (44 folios)The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 46; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
The file contains correspondence related to assistance provided by the Political Agent, Kuwait, and other Government of India offices to the Shaikh of Kuwait. The correspondence is mostly between the Political Agent, Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Government of India (Political Department), Political Offices in Basra and Baghdad, and the succeeding Shaikhs of Kuwait (Mobarak [Shaikh Mubarak bin Ṣabāḥ Āl Ṣabāḥ], Jabir [Shaikh Jābir II al-Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], Salim [Shaikh Sālim bin Mubārak Āl Ṣabāḥ], and Ahmed [Shaikh Aḥmad al-Jābir Āl Ṣabāḥ]). Further correspondence is from the Revenue and Judicial Commissioner in Baluchistan, Office of the Comptroller at the India Treasuries, Basra Customs House, Civil Transport Officer at Basra, High Commissioner for Iraq, British Legation in Tehran, Political Agent, Bahrain, several Kuwaiti merchants, and a number of British firms wishing to sell their products to the Shaikh.The file contains the following:papers concerning the destruction of locusts, including 'Memorandum on the Destruction of Locusts', 12 June 1902, by Major J Ramsay, Political Agent and Deputy Commissioner, Quetta-Peshin (folios 6-9)papers connected to assistance given to the Shaikh for the manning, repairs, and purchase of parts for his boatspapers concerning the loan of vessels to people close to the Shaikhpapers related to the arrangements for loans from the Government of India to the Shaikhpapers connected to assistance given to the Shaikh for the purchase of a variety of things, such as hawks, motor cars, garden produce, and paintcorrespondence, customs receipts, and export statements connected to the regular check that imports from Fao were for the Shaikh's personal use (and thus exempt from duty) as declaredpapers connected to assistance given to Kuwaiti merchants in India and Persiapapers concerning the exemption from Indian custom duty given to the Sultan of Muscat and the Shaikhs of Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatarcatalogues from various British firms hoping to conduct business with the Shaikhpapers connected to the case of stolen camels and the effort to track them down.1 file (621 folios)The file is arranged in rough chronological order.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 623; 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 2-355; these numbers are also written in pencil or crayon, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
The file consists of correspondence relating to the murder of two officers of the Bahrain Levy Corps. The correspondence is between the Political Agency in Bahrain, Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Political Agent in Muscat, Adjutant General in India, Colonization Officer in India, Political Residency in Kashmir, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave) and the widows of the two officers.Subedar Niaz Ali Khan and Havildar Nurdad were shot and killed by another Levy Corps sepoy on 4 August 1926. The papers cover several matters relating to this, including:arrangements for their families return to India;transfer of their land to their heirs;compensation for their wives.1 file (39 folios)The file is arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 41; 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 2-40; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
Continuing on from the previous file (IOR/R/15/6/268), this file mainly concerns the deputation of Pakistan Army officers with the Muscat Infantry (also referred to as the Muscat Levy Corps).Matters covered in the correspondence include the following: the possibility of extending the deputation in Muscat of a Pakistan Army officer; the training of Muscat Infantry personnel with the Pakistan Army; the future supply of officers to the Muscat Infantry. Also discussed is the case of a former VCO (Viceroy's Commissioned Officer of the British Indian Army) and his claim for outstanding pay from his time in the Muscat Infantry in the 1920s and 1930s.The file's principal correspondents are the following: the Political Agent and Consul, Muscat; the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Bahrain; the Commandant of the Muscat Infantry; officials of the Government of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations.The Urdu language material consists of one item of correspondence.1 file (25 folios)The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 27; 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 12-26; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.