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‘File 7/12 II Protection of aerodromes by levies (and locally recruited guards)’ [‎front-i] (2/150)

The record is made up of 1 file (73 folios). It was created in 19 May 1945-24 Apr 1948. 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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The file’s contents concern the withdrawal of Royal Air Force (RAF) levies from the RAF bases at Bahrain and Sharjah in response to the end of the Second World War, and subsequent arrangements to replace the levies with guards to maintain security at these bases. The principal correspondents in the file are 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. in Bahrain (Cornelius James Pelly until October 1945, Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway from October 1945 to March 1947, and Captain Hugh Dunstan Rance (acting) from July 1946); 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior until May 1946, Lieutenant-Colonel William Rupert Hay thereafter); and the Air Staff Liaison Officer at Bahrain (Wing Commander PRW Williams). Topics covered in the file include: discussions over the level of security to be maintained at both Bahrain and Sharjah; the relative merits of maintaining ‘Assyrian’ (Iraqi) guards compared to locally recruited guards or guards from Baluchistan; problems recruiting guards in Bahrain, due to a shortage of suitable manpower; instances of the theft of cabling equipment at Sharjah, allegedly by the Shaikh of Sharjah’s own men, and correspondence with the Sultan bin Saqr, the Shaikh of Sharjah, warning that the cost of future thefts would be deducted from his guards’ pay.

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1 file (73 folios)
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The file is arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest items at the front of the file to the latest at the end. The office notes at the end of the file (folios 66-72) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence begins on the front cover, and ends on the back cover; 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. Blue and red circled index numbers written in ink or crayon can also be found throughout the volume. The following foliation anomalies occur: 1 and 1A; 8 and 8A.

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‘File 7/12 II Protection of aerodromes by levies (and locally recruited guards)’ [‎front-i] (2/150), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/278, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023554295.0x000003> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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