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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [64r] (152/478)
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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Comidential
D.O.N0.541-S of 1935*
The flesidency,
Bus hi re, the 20 th July 935,
I enclose copy of a M Formula for the guidance of
officers dealing with Riot” drawn u* by Major-General Rhys
irice which I have received informally from the Foreign and
lolitical Department*
with those in India and in the event of riot it would be the
State Police force that would take action, the fact remains
that in view of our position there criticism of any action
taken would be levelled mainly against us* It therefore
behoves us to see that any action taken is, as far as
possible, on lines generally regarded as correct by the
Government of India* Moreover, circumstances may arise in
which the necessity for taking action may devolve on the
lolitical Agent (as it did partly on Prior in the case of
the pearling riots of 1932;, though normally the rolitical
Agent should if possible leave things to the Bahrain Govern
ment*
3* I am sure that your experience at Peshawar has
familiarised you with this question, and I dare say Belgrave
also has had experience of dealing with unlawful assemblies*
You might, however, give a copy of the Formula to him, and
we could then discuss during my visit its bearing on any
particular points likely to arise in connection with
disturbances at Bahrain*
2* .Vhilat conditions in Bahrain are not on all fours
Captain G.A.Cole, I.A*,
Officiating rolitical
Agent,
Bahrain*
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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'
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- 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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