Coll 30/192(3) ‘Persian Gulf. Defence of Bahrein (a) Employment of British officer & N.C.O. Instructor. Appt. of Capt A.C. Byard. (b) Bahrein Defence Force – Recruitment from personnel of Bahrein Petroleum Company.’

Content

The file consists of two folders of papers, mostly correspondence, relating to the defence of Bahrain: folder A ‘Bahrein Defence Scheme. Employment of British officer & N.C.O. Instructor. Appt. of Captain A. C. Byard. “ ” Major H.T. Hewitt.’ ['Bahrein Defence Scheme. Employment of British officer & N.C.O. Instructor. Appointment of Captain A. C. Byard. Appointment of Major H.T. Hewitt.']; and folder B ‘Bahrein Defence Force. Recruitment from personnel of Bahrein Petroleum Company’.

Folder A contains papers concerning: the proposed employment, primarily at Bahrein [Bahrain], of an Indian Army adjutant and a non-commissioned officer Instructor under the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. defence schemes; the decision to appoint Captain A C Byard to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Defence Force with the rank of Major, in preference to an officer from India, with effect from 13 June 1940; the appointment of Sergeant C E Carley of the The Lincolnshire Regiment as a non-commissioned officer Instructor to the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Defence Force; and the replacement of Byard by Major H T Hewitt of the Regular Army Reserve of Officers, with effect from April 1941.

Folder B ‘Bahrein Defence Force. Recruitment from personnel of Bahrein Petroleum Company’ contains papers mostly relating to arrangements for the protection of the Bahrein Petroleum Company’s properties in Bahrein from sabotage.

The main correspondents are as follows: the 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. ; the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. , Bahrain; the Government of India External Affairs Department; the Government of India Defence Department; the Air Ministry; the Air Officer Commanding, British Forces in Iraq; and the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

Extent and format

1 file (110 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in two folders within the file, folder A and folder B. The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of each folder.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 112; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/3932

Former external reference(s)

Coll 30/192/3

History of this record

Date(s)

12 Jun 1939-24 May 1941 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

DefenceMilitary recruitment

Places

Bahrein

People & organisations

District Magistrate, BahrainIndian Political Service, External Affairs DepartmentGovernment of India, Department of DefencePolitical Resident, Persian GulfAir MinistryBahrain Petroleum Company

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Coll 30/192(3) ‘Persian Gulf. Defence of Bahrein (a) Employment of British officer & N.C.O. Instructor. Appt. of Capt A.C. Byard. (b) Bahrein Defence Force – Recruitment from personnel of Bahrein Petroleum Company.’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3932, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0001f6> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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