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'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939' [47v] (94/328)
The record is made up of 1 volume (157 folios and 7 maps in pocket). It was created in 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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not always suitable. Recently, boys have been taken into
the Police straight from school and it is possible that
they may develop into potential officers.
There is a suitable establishment of Native N. C. Os.
3. Value of the Force. —The Police Force are all enlisted
locally, but come from a variety of districts and races.
There is quite a fair proportion of Sudanese. They are an
efficient force, entirely loyal, and could be counted on in
any emergency. Their chief disadvantage is their short
age of Native Officers.
4. Training. —A man enlists in the Police Force for 4
years in the first instance and is re-engaged for 2 years at
a time. He carries out a 6-moriths' course as a recruit
at Headquarters, the police fort south of Manama, and is
then transferred to general police duties.
Four Indian Army Instructors are attached to the
police and police are sent on nine-months' courses to Indian
rmy units. In 1939, nine police had completed these
courses.
An annua] rifle course is fired on an outdoor range,
ranges up to 300 yards. A very satisfactory standard
is obtained.
5. Natnors. These are armed guards who perform duties
enmlar to chowkidars in India. They are armed with old
I j rifles. Many have had previous service in
the police and they are quite reliable.
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!-- O U ''gii—some form' of" training and collected
for yhoi'(^-weapon training conraca.--
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vital noints ' f in tiie protection of the
Ir atteZL in , tlie ^ f^against local tribal attacks
or attempted acts of sabotage.
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This volume contains geographical information and maps about the Arabian States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . It was produced by the General Staff, India, and printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Simla, 1940.
The volume is divided into two sections: 'Military Report' including general descriptions of Kuwait, Bahrein, Hasa, Qatar, the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Muscat and Oman (folios 6-127) and 'Routes' (folios 128-164) including maps of:
- The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Muscat and Oman, and Routes in the area (f 158);
- Kuwait Area (f 159);
- Bahrein, Hasa and Qatar (f 160);
- Trucial Oman A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. (f 161);
- Muscat and Oman (f 162);
and sketches of:
- Bahrein Oil Company's area and important places (f 163);
- Sharjah and Dibai [Dubai] (f 158).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (157 folios and 7 maps in pocket)
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There is a foliation sequence, which is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the front cover, on number 1, and ends on the last of several maps which are stored in a pocket at the back of the volume, on number 164.
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- IOR/L/PS/20/C252
- Title
- 'Military Report and Route Book. The Arabian States of the Persian Gulf. 1939'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:156v, 158r:164v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence