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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [73r] (170/478)
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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inliabltanta of the Island (Bahama) who appear to
have been little affected by the enormous changes
which have taken place In the towns - especially
since the discovery of oil. '%ny of these villages
are very small consisting of a few families and
their Inhabitans are the poorest element of the
community with a very low standard of living. In
the bigger villages there is usually a person of
influence who is regarded as the head of the
community and though such persons have no definite
responsibilities to the Bahrain Government it is
said that generally speaking they co-operate and
keep the Government informed of all matters of
interest.
The Bahamas are not true Arabs and
practically speaking the only real Arabs in Bahrain
are the members of the Staling family and members of
mainland tribes who live almost entirely in T-^uharraq
and Held on vuharraq Island and in Budeya and a few
small villages in the iouth West of Bahrain Island.
iSxcept for patrols by the mounted sections
the Police have very little contact with the village
population as practically all reported crime takes
place in the towns. Wo village records are maintained
by the Police.
BxAefJjistoix*
In 1926 there existed in Bahrain a levy
corps of L^uscat Baluchis under the command of a
British Offieeri a few municipal n Police f, and a body
of Nature for patrolling the streets at night. The
Co 4 umanding Officer of t he levy was assisted by an
Indian Officer and Nan-Commissioned officers from
Punjab,
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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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