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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [74r] (172/478)
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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Punjab regiments. A series of incidents led to
the disbanding of this corps and in (October 1926
a detachment of a Punjab Regiment was stationed at
Bahrain for a short time* It was then decided to
recruit a force of ex-Indian Army Punjabi r^oslemsy
which was to be less milltar y in character and
responsible for the proper preservation of law and
order* This force of some 200 men was recruited in
India and was commanded by a British Officer as
Coramandant of Police* The experiment was not a
sucess for various reasons and not unnaturally was
very unpopular with the people* The Adviser to the
Bahrain (tovemment therefore in 1929 began to enlist
a force of local men to take the place of the Indians*
The transition was completed in 1932 and few of the bei
better Indian non-commissioned officers were retained
as instructors* The Police Station established in
Manama was moved to a better site and Police posts
at Muharraq and Hedd were established*
Composition of the l-orce.
‘The Police Force at present consists of
8 Havlldarsy 12 Nalks» 28 I/^aiks and 298 men or one
policeman for 446 of the population* Its composition
is shown in the statement below*
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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