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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [69r] (162/478)
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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trained force (both for civil and semi-military duties),
offering a career which should be attractive to a better
type of local resident. It is I think absolutely essential
that the force shouldbe composed almost exclusively of
local people, however "awkward" they may be to train, if
we are to avoid the difficulties and dangers of the past
which followed the recruitment of foreigners.
5. I do not think I need say a great deal more. The
re-organisation plan is self-contained even though it will
obviously require time to put it into complete effect. I
have been in some doubt whether I should show this Report
to Belgrave before sending it to you, in order to give him
an opportunity of expressing his views, but it seemed desirable
to obtain in the first instance your general approval to the
scheme that is set out. If you do approve, I think it is
essential to call on the Bahrain Government to take immediate
action towards implementing it while we still have an ex-
Police Officer here as Assistant
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.
. Presumably
Hallows will be in Bahrain for another year in accordance
with the promise given when he was first appointed to this
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
and it should be possible for him, once he has passed
his Preliminary Arabic - as I think he can now do, tod evote
a certain amount of time to watching, advising and guiding
the preliminary stages of the re-organisation. He is on the
best of terms with Shaikh Khalifah and is well liked by
Belgrave, so there is no need to anticipate any friction.
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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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