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'File 6/2 II Bahrain Police' [‎28r] (55/470)

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The record is made up of 1 file (233 folios). It was created in 13 Mar 1930-22 Apr 1934. It was written in English and Farsi. 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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he had hcught for Rs. 40/- sold it hy force to Jahar hin
Saad Sudani for Rs. 9o/-.Afterwards he took back the sane
gramophone plus Rs 35/- from him and sold it again to X
Mansur hin Muhanna the policeman for Rs. 95/. He sold
another gramophone hy force to Muhammad Ali Ashur Lance
Naik for Rs. 85/- while its cost was Rs 45/- only. He
threatened to take his rank from him if he had not agreed
to purchase it.
8. I had some claims amounting to Rs.144/- against varuas
persons.He forced me to sell that amount to him for Rs. 100.
on the ground th4t I was not able to recover them, -ae has ah
also taken 3 carpets to the value of Rs. 95 from my brother
and until now he has now paid for them.He has bought a boat
in partnership with Sheikh Abdullah Baba Sa^im for diving.
He ordered me to purchase provisions for the crew of the best
I bought the stuffs from the shop of Yusuf Shamli Arab for
Rs.80/12- but untij. now he has not paid the amount to me.
The Nakhuda of that ocat is Mubarak bin Sultan of Laras andh
the crew are 14 in number.Some of them are named Salih bin
Muhammad,Ibrahim ban Hasan and Abdullah ^bdun Hebi. I am
ready to prove this matter.
9. He has borrowed Rs. 1£QQ/- from Yusuf Rakhrc to pay
him Rs. 50/- per mensem.A sum of Rs. 600/- is still due from
him. 1 have lost Rs. 7. one carpet and one gramophone on
t is account.
10. There was a sewing machine in the Department. ~e told
Captain Harke that it was a cut of erddr and useless and
the Captain ordered him to sell it.He instructed the shop
keeper to say that it costs Rs. 25/- only while he sold it
to Abdullah bin Muhammad baker for Rs. 80/* He credited to
the G-cvernment Rs. 25/- only and swallowed the balance him
self.
11. He took the office typewriter to his house on the ex
cuse that it was cut of order and credited Rs. 25/- cna cccut
of its cost to office only while its cost was Rs 100/-
12. Some of his Indian relatives arrived at Bahrein.He was
supplying them with the Levy ration without the knowledge
of the Captain.
in conclusion i beg to state that I am prepared to
prove one by one all the statements which I have made above.
Such being the case di I deserve punishment or Sultan xihmad
Khan and whether I or he was doing business.His enmity to me
was due to the fact that I had all these informations about
him.I now leave the matter to ycut justice and eguity.lt is
not just that after seven years service I should be made
homeless and expelled from my place where I have got a family
I hope that you will bestow your favours upon me.

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The file contains correspondence between the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. in Bahrain, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Commandant of the Bahrain State Police, 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 Muscat, Government of India (Indian Stores Department and Foreign and Political Department), Officer Commanding the 10th Baluch Regiment, Chief of the General Staff at Army Headquarters in India, and a number of current, former, and prospective employees of the Bahrain State Police.

The papers concern the employment of men for the Bahrain State Police. Numerous matters are covered by the file, including:

  • petitions from former employees complaining of unfair treatment or unpaid debts;
  • administrative matters relating to recruitment, pay and conditions, leave, and arrangements for passage to and from Bahrain;
  • recruitment from India of qualified drill instructors;
  • the proposal to send employees of the force to India for training;
  • the deputation of an instructor of the lathi [baton] drill from India to Bahrain.

The papers include receipts, bills, and contracts.

Folios 223-234 are internal office notes.

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1 file (233 folios)
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The file is arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-222, and ff 223-234; these numbers are written in pencil and pen, but are not circled.

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English and Farsi in Latin and Arabic script
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