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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [91r] (206/478)
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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These Recruits are In t^o squads, one containing
18 men and the other 12. Those in the first squad
haire done 3 months 1 training and those in the second
2 months. Their training lasts for 6 months. These
squads arc in charge of Indian instructors *ho keep
their o m progreumne. There is no examination at the
end of the training but each is supposed to pass a
musketry test before being drafted into the ranks*
Men who have failed, however, have been kept in the
Police. During musketry training each man fires 160
rounds.
The first part of the course consists of a
practice at short range (25 yards). The miniature
rifles being all unserviceable this practice is fired
with .303 ammunition. The second part and the test
take place in the open range. The test consists of
grouping at 100 , application at 200 , sharp shooting
at 200, and application and rapid firing at 300.
In addition to musketry, recruits are
trained in th * 1 following subjects:- Squad drill,
Rifle excercise, extended order drill, bayonet fight
ing and guard duty.
UiiQ, Pypmsms*
There is no written Time Table in Lines
but the following appears to be the programme
6 a.m. reveille, 6*30 - 8*30 parade,
8*30 Orderly room, 9.15 relief for guards are marched
off, 9.30 meal, 3.15 to 4.15 games and parade for
recruits, 5.30 meal, 6.00 retreat, 7*00 roll call,
9.15 first poet, 10.00 last post, 10.15 lights out.
Parade.
All men present at the Lines attend morning
parade. Sections are in charge of Non-Commissioned
Officers/
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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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