'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [12r] (46/478)
The record is made up of 1 volume (214 folios). It was created in 13 Feb 1930-22 Dec 1944. 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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Confidential
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Mo. b97-b of 1930.
British neaiaency a Consulate-General,
Bushire, the 25th uctober 1930.
V
Jfrom
To
The Hon 1 ble the Political Hesident
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
The foreign Secretary to the uoYefnment
of India,
MBW DELHI.
Substitution of Sudanese for Inuian
Police in Bahrain.
Sir,
r
With reference to
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.
letter Mo, P.
2908/30, dated the 22nd Hay 1930 to your address, I hare
the honour to state that, in view of the opinion expressed
by the Governor General of the Sudan to the effect that
there is not the slightest chance that Sudanese recruits
will be forthcoming, the Bahrain Government do not consider
it worth while pursuing the matter further.
2. 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.
, Bahrain however informs me
that the State propose to reduce the number of Indians,
which now stands at about bb, to bG and to replace them fcy
local men as suitable recruits become available. The
reduction will not take place immediately, but, as the
Indians* contracts expire, only selected men will be Jcept
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This file contains correspondence regarding the development of the armed police force in Bahrain between the years 1930 and 1944.
The documents discuss the British authorities' desire to reduce the number of Indians employed in the police force and make it appear less noticeably 'foreign'. Various other reforms and training initiatives during this period are also discussed.
A full, detailed report from 1940 entitled 'A Report on the Bahrain Police with Suggestions for their improvement' is contained on ff. 70-167a.
The file also contains detailed instructions regarding protocol for the use of force by the police against crowds (notably the use of firearms against illegal assemblies) and documents containing a broader discussion of the nature of Britain's role in Bahrain.
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- 1 volume (214 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
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Previously a bound correspondence file, its sheets have been unbound and are now loose. A foliation system of circled pencil in top right-hand corner of each front-facing page begins on the title page and ends on the last page of text. There is another inconsistent foliation system that is also in pencil in the top right-hand corner of each front-facing page but is not circled.
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- 'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police'
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