'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [268r] (541/687)
The record is made up of 1 volume (344 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Police and Public Security.
The State Police.
1. The strength of the Police at the end of
1352 was 153 including one Arab officer and eighteen
N.C.Os. At present three Indian . jmy N.C.Os end
one Indian Police N.C.O are attached to the Police
as instructors. All the men in the force were en
listed in Bahrain but not all of them are of local
origin, soma Persians have been enlisted as well as
Swahilis, Sudanese and manumitted slaves. I find
that the last category respond well to training and
make good policemen. I consider it wise not to
enlist only local born men. During the last two
years the feeling in Bahrain towards the Police has
altered very greatly. There is keen competition
to enlist as a police recruit end the local popula
tion, which used to regard the nolice with complete
lack of interest has now developed a patriotic regard
for them.
2, The four men who were sent to India for
training with the 10th Baluch Regiment returned
after completing a nine months course. The experi
ment has been very successful. The men were ;irst
put to the ordinary recruits' course, then they were
given special training as instructors and iinally
they were put in charge of recruits. ihey can nov,
train the police recruits by up-to-date methods end
they have the great advantage over the Indian instruc
tors of being able to speak the language of the men
they are teaching. Two of the four men were N.C.Os,
the other two young policemen were prgsnoted to
Lance Naiks on their return.
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This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other financial issues.
On folios 80-155 and folios 246-320 are two annual reports (completed by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser, Charles Belgrave) for the hijri calender years 1351 (1932/3 CE) and 1352 (1933/4 CE) respectively. The reports contain a detailed assesment of Bahrain's finances, services and other related issues including the pearl diving industry, the police force and agriculture.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (344 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on folio 1B. The index uses page numbers that relate to the complete foliation sequence that is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
There appear to be three incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The first three sequences appear to reflect sequences assigned to files within the volume. The complete foliation sequence begins on the first folio with the number 1A. This is followed by 1B and then by two blank folios, which do not have numbers. The sequence resumes on 1C and continues through to 205, after which number the sequence jumps to number 214. This may be a foliating error, although another possibility is that folios with confidential information have been removed. The sequence continues from 214 through to 341 - the number given to the spine, which has been removed and placed in melinex. Letters are used elsewhere in the sequence: 3A and 3B; 141A and 141B; and 166A, 166B, 166C, which are housed in an envelope (166D) that is attached to folio 166D.
The complete foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/1/352
- Title
- 'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 2r:2v, 3ar, 3av, 3br, 3bv, 4r:4v, 16r:19v, 22r:25v, 32r:35v, 38r:42v, 44r:44v, 50r:60v, 80r:140v, 141ar, 141av, 141br, 141bv, 152r:155v, 167r:169v, 198r:205v, 214r:215v, 223r:228v, 241r:241v, 246r:320r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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