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'File 19/248 I (C 78) Education at Bahrain' [191r] (398/494)
The record is made up of 1 volume (245 folios). It was created in 22 Jul 1939-28 Jun 1940. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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I ii&v© considered i"t» d63ii*a.bXG .In t»liiQ Rsport* "to discuss
at some length tlxe principles of technical training in relation
to the peculiar conditions in the East, and to deal in consider
able detail v/ith certain aspects of the proposed re-orgaaisation
of the Bahrain Technical Schoolc Without this detailed treatment
the scheme I have suggested to your Highness might have been
vague and unconvincing,, As it is ? my suggestions may give the
impression of inflexibility, but I would point out that the
scheme could be considerably modified according to circumstances
of which I may not be aware, provided that its" execution were in
the hands of a competent Principal,
However urgent the need for enlarging the Technical School,
it is hardly to be expected that the new scheme will become
fully operative by the beginning of the school year 1940-41.
Certain preparations could be put in hand at once, but the work
of completing the necessary buildings, purchasing the equipment,
and collecting together 'the additional teachers required, will
be the work of many months» Moreover, much of this work should
not be undertaken without the help and advice of the new Principal,
whose own appointment will take some time to negotiate., I would
strongly advise your Highness to seek a well qualified and
capable man at once for this post in order that his services may
be available during the difficult period of transition through
which the Technical School will shortly have to pass- Having
made this important appointment your Highness's Government could
embark on the scheme of re-organisation with confidence and free
from the responsibility of dealing with matters which properly
come within the province of a specialists
In concluding my Report I would like to acknowledge the
kindness shown to me by your Highness* s Adviser and other members
of the Government Staff during my visit to Bahrain, and the ready
help which I received, both from them and from the Manager and
officers of the Oil Company, while carrying out my investigations.
I have the honour to be
Your Highness's humble and obedient servant,
Geoffrey S. Hutellings.
Baghdad,
^st, March 1940»
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This file contains correspondence related to the development of education in Bahrain. In particular, the correspondence discusses a proposal by C.R.L Adrian-Vallance to establish a college of higher education in Bahrain for students from all of the Arab states of the Gulf.
Adrian-Vallance proposed this idea as a means to combat Pan-Arab/anti-British sentiment and foster a sense of Gulf identity distinct from a broader Arab identity. A letter (from Adrian-Vallance to Charles Belgrave, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser) that outlines his plan for the college is contained on ff. 7 - 15.
The file also includes a detailed report on government education in Bahrain with proposals for reform (written by Adrian-Vallance in 1939) contained on ff. 52b - 126, a report on technical education in Bahrain (written by Geoffrey E. Hutchings in 1940) contained on ff. 160 - 192 and a report written by Adrian-Vallance in May 1940 that gives an update on the progress made in education in Bahrain since his appointment as Director of Education in the country in November 1939.
The file also contains correspondence regarding Adrian-Vallance's appointment as Director of Education in Bahrain, including a copy of his contract with Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (245 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
Index numbers corresponding with the index at the back run through the volume; these numbers are written using red crayon and are circled.
- Physical characteristics
A bound correspondence volume. The main foliation sequence starts at the titlepage and terminates at the 4th sheet from the back of the volume; these numbers are written in pencil and can be found in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An incomplete second foliation sequence (53-119) runs between ff 53-225 with a gap between ff 86-87; these numbers are also written in pencil and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
Foliation errors: 1A, 1B and 1C; 52a and 52b.
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- IOR/R/15/1/373
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- 'File 19/248 I (C 78) Education at Bahrain'
- Pages
- 160r:192v
- Author
- Hutchings, Geoffrey E
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