‘File 28/1 L I BAPCO refinery guards’ [193r] (390/598)
The record is made up of 1 volume (295 folios). It was created in 11 Dec 1939-25 Apr 1942. 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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No *C/613-28/ 1 -L
Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
,
Bahrain, the 17th J u ne 1941
To
The Defence Officer,
Bahrain.
Memorandum
Reference your memorandum dated the 29th May 1941
regarding the agreements of the Police Sergeants.
2. The answers to the queries raised are as follows :
Paragraphs 1 and 4
These sergeants were provided by the Bengal and
to
Bombay Governments and they belong therefore/the Bengal
and Bombay Police. Calcutta Police and Bombay District
Police are really subordinate services of the Bengal and
Bombay Police. Further, the pay, conditions of service
etc., are laid down in the agreements and it is quite
immaterial whether they are said to belong to the Bengal
Police or the Calcutta Police. I therefore consider
that it is not necessary to alter the agreement in this
respect. I might mention that these agreements were prei.
pared by the Government of India.
Paragraph 2
Your interpretation is correct.
• Paragraph 3 .
This is purely a financial arrangement as regards
leave and pension contributions to be made to the Govern
ments of Bengal and Bombay by the Bahrain Government.
Paragraph 5 .
The Bahrain Government have been under the mistaken
impression /-
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- Content
The file comprises copies of correspondence, memoranda and copies of agreements, relating to the recruitment of a defence force in Bahrain, charged with the security and defence of the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s (BAPCO) refinery and oil fields. The principal correspondents in the file are the Bahrain 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. (Hugh Weightman; Major Reginald Evelin William Alban), the Defence Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Major A C Byard; Major H T Hewitt), and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, Charles Dalrymple Belgrave.
Subjects covered in the file include:
- 1939 correspondence between BAPCO officials and British Government officials (the Bahrain 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. , 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. , Air Ministry officials) concerning the need for a defence force comprised of up to twelve ‘British European ex-servicemen’ to assist in the defence and security of the BAPCO oil refinery and fields (f 5), paid for by the oil company and enlisted and maintained by the Government (ff 5-25);
- the recruitment in late 1939 and early 1940 of ex-servicemen, and the conferral of special police officer powers upon them by the Government of Bahrain (ff 33, 37-47);
- the announcement in October 1940 of the failure of the scheme to recruit ex-servicemen as special police officers in Bahrain, chiefly a result of a lack of discipline amongst the recruits, a result of the Defence Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. having no legal authority over the men (ff 49-51);
- a draft of a document, drawn up by BAPCO, entitled ‘Staff Foreign Service Agreement, Long Term’ (ff 56-60);
- Correspondence in late 1940 relating to the proposed recruitment from India of serving police inspectors and sergeants for the Bahrain defence force (ff 61-66);
- correspondence throughout 1941 relating to the recruitment of men from the Calcutta, Bengal and Madras police forces, including: requirements for new recruits, including a preference for unmarried men because no accommodation for married couples is available; multiple copies of employment agreements between the Government of Bahrain and the recruited officers (ff 146-157, ff 167-172, ff 201-206); arrangements for the passage of recruits from India to Bahrain; travel and uniform allowances; salaries and adjustments to salaries for relocation, separation allowance for spouses, etc.; provision of accommodation;
- correspondence relating to complaints made by several recruits over contracts and pay (ff 140-141), accommodation (ff 133-134), and the resignation of a number of recruits, chiefly owing to their dissatisfaction with conditions in Bahrain, in particular those relating to accommodation for married couples not being available, and the payment of separation allowance (f 181, f 190, f 219);
- concern from the Bahrain Government (Belgrave), in March 1942, over the cost of recruitment of the British defence officers, with a request that BAPCO reimburse the Government on expenses incurred for the maintenance of the force (ff 272-275);
- subsequent correspondence relating to the difficulties in recruiting more sergeants from India (ff 221-222), particularly from early 1942 onwards, with war ‘now at the door of India’ (f 276) meaning that no European police sergeants are available to be sent to Bahrain (f 277).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (295 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the volume (ff 279-293) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 297; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-278; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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- Title
- ‘File 28/1 L I BAPCO refinery guards’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:4v, 6r:13v, 15r:15v, 17r:32v, 37r:40v, 43r:45v, 52r:55v, 61r:63v, 65r:69v, 71r:73v, 75r:88v, 90r:100v, 104r:111v, 114r:120v, 122r:145v, 158r:158v, 160r:163v, 165r:166v, 174r:176v, 179r:184v, 186r:186v, 188r:190v, 192r:200v, 207r:207v, 209r:211v, 212v:218v, 220r:226v, 228r:240v, 244r:258v, 262r:268v, 270r:271v, 276r:296v, back-i
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