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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [35r] (92/478)
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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The Foreign Secretary to the Government oi India
in the Foreign and Political Department.
The Hon T hle 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.
,
Reference your letter dated the 30th of March
1932, No.l87-S, and connected correspondence.
, The Government of India have not at any time
\ manifested any dislike for the presence of an Indian element
in the Police at Bahrain and if financial conditions admitted
would not have been disposed to allow that element to disappear.
In view of the existing financial situation however and of the
prospect that the prosperity of Bahrain is likely to he slow in
returning they are prepared to accept your recommendation and to
allow the Indian element in the force to he replaced hy local
men as existing contracts expire. The organisation of the
Bahrain Police force on a purely local basis is however regarded
as something in the nature of an experiment to which the Government
of India trust that in view of the risks involved and of the
importance of avoiding any incident at Bahrain which co£ld give
any foreign power ground for complaint against the administration,
you will give your close personal attention and impress the same
duty upon 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.
.
Foreign Secretary to the Government of
India.
(Enc. one spare copy)
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (214 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/1/348
- Title
- 'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1ar:1av, ii-r:ii-v, 1br:1cv, 2r:5v, 5ar:5av, 6r:7v, 7ar:7av, 8r:10v, 10ar:10bv, 11r:62v, 63ar:63av, 63r:92v, 93ar:93bv, 94r:95v, 96ar:96av, 96r:103v, 106r:166v, 167ar:167av, 167r:173v, 174ar:174av, 175r:178v, 180r:180v, 181ar:181av, 181r:190v, 191av:191bv, 192r:197v, 198ar:198cv, 199r:204v, 205ar:205av, 205r:214v, iii-r:v-v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence