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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [‎38r] (98/478)

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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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administration. It actually increases our power vis-a-vis
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foreign intruders; thus an obviously autonomous Arab State
can close its doors in a way in which an obviously hntisn
run dtate cannot.
Like 3arett we feel tnat nothing can e effected
immediately even as regards the police until it is known
whether trie threatened invasion of Americans is going to
materialise. If it does not materialise we feel that the
Resident snould be asked to work out definite schemes for
his proposed substitution of Sudanese for Indian police and
to tackle problem of who is to replace tne Britisn Com tandant.
Meanwhile he and 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. snould proceed steadily
to advise tne Shaikh to persist in the training of young
Bahrainis with a view to their gradually filling various
posts in the administration.
Bxtract from 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 Lo.ig7576/29, dated
the 3rd January 1930 to the foreign Office.
substituting Sudanese for Indian police on the expirj in 1931
of the term of engagement of the latter might well be
considered independently of the development of the activities
in Bahrain of tne Gulf Oil Company, and the Government of
India will be invited to examine this furtner.
Extract from Government of India Memorandum Ho
E.164-H/29, dated the 30th April 1930.
fhe Government of India are of opinion that the
qu es t ion
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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)
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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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