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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [87r] (198/478)
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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been entered in punishment sheets kept for each man*
I am informed that the Bahrain Courts refuse
to take cognisance of complaints either civil or
criminal against Police officers*
'rom the record of punishjaents f the standard
of parade, my inspection of the Police Station and
posts, and from the difficulties experienced when
extra duties were imposed on the Police on the out
break of war, X should say that the standard of
discipline can be described only as fair*
Discipline cannot be maintained if men know
that supervision is not constant or thorough and that
corrupt practices go unchecked. Investigating
officers, the Lines Staff and particularly the Lines
Clerk seem to have had a fairly free hand in the past,
with the knowledge that their work would never be
inspected, and this can only have had a very bad
effect on discipline* The reputation of the Lines
i
Clerk is particularly bad, and although, with the
records in the present state, it would probably be
difficult to establish a case against him, I consider
that there can be little doubt that he has been guilty
of corruption and embezzlement.
I/Sfive.
Leave is sanctioned by the Superintendent
of Police or Commandant* There is no limit to casual
or medical leave which are on full pay* Leave is
earned at the rate of 1 $ months psr year and usually
granted after to years service. There are no orders
regarding leave and there are no separate record
entries being made in the pay register*
ioBting e/
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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