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‘File 28/16 I Defence measures in the Gulf – Bahrain’ [‎46r] (91/312)

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The record is made up of 1 file (154 folios). It was created in 9 Jan 1937-24 Oct 1939. 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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may btooa# neoasoary to proride for tna protection of an
oil field and a pipe line not only against Bedu attack
(the prospect ire oil field is uncord or tetaly near tne
preeuaptire frontier) tut also against sabotage* The
position is tnat the company lot end to be^ln drilling in
the autuffln 9 and It ie o once It able tnat with good fortune
they iftay strike oil in important quantities In the coning
winter. Though this envisages what is, from tns point
of view of defsnce. still a purely hypotnetioal liability
(and obviously any sonemt of protection must await develop
ments). it may be as well at tnis stage to mention certain
problem
features bearing on the possible pskxaJOiM in *atar«
(“) la* 897 ■te-MTjtt.Wa SL ,tfJ» of
maSEJajMLiaaMUai. aabm*> At the praaant
moment the Bhalbh can raise a coneideraclp ^edu foroe
armed with somswnat antiquated IMfles of doubtful
offensive value* and he has recently, as I have informed
you separately, placed an order with the 3.3.A* Company
for 450 .302 ifagaxine rifles end 225000 rounds of
ammunition. The delivery of these rifles, however,
will not be completed in much under a year.
The Bhalkh has also mads enquiries about tne
possibility oaf obtaining armoured oars, and though the
nature af the terrain is such as to render heavy
armoured ears useless, it ia not unlikely that in due
course the Shaikh may be able to put into the defence
pool two or three light lorries mounted with machine
guns after the Kuwait pattern.
An important point to note here is t/ylt"Shaikh**
fear of and antipathy tawards the Aauci Government,
which should serve to ensure a reaeenable standard of
co-operation by him lu any defensive measures which may
become

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The file comprises correspondence and other papers relating to plans for the defence of Bahrain and the Arab coast of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in general, in the event of a global war. Much of the correspondence deals specifically with the defence of the Bahrain Petroleum Company’s (BAPCO) refinery and facilities in Bahrain. The principal correspondents in the file are: 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle; Hugh Weightman as Acting 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. ); 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. at Bahrain (Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Gordon Loch; Hugh Weightman); 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. , London (Roland Tennyson Peel).

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1 file (154 folios)
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The file’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 file (ff 154-155) mirror the chronological arrangement.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 156; 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 3-155; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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