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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [‎108r] (244/478)

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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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per head per month eince war was declared the
sanctioned payment for prieonera diet ia atill -/2/~
per head per day# In my opinion it ia quite im
post ible to feed a man properly on euch a sum
when allowance ia made for the profit of the
contractor# In many caeca additional supplies of
food are brought by frienda and relatione#
Two registera are maintained for the lock
up t one for the purpoee of calculating the number of
prisoner© fed from day to day and the second shows
the date of entry and release or removal of
prisoners with brief details of their cases .Both
these registers have been recently introduced. It^
worth recording that the greatest complaint against
the police appears to be the illegal use of this
lock up. It is said that persona are often detained
for long periods without tra^. 1 . I could find no
cases worthy of special mention from the register.
It would however not be difficult to omit an entry
in the register especially as it appears that
inspections are never made.
Under trial prisoners may be in the lock
up for a month or more but there is no provision
for their being allowed out for exercise.
Smoking is apparently allowed without
restriction as the floor was littered with cigaretta
ends.
BAIL . I i
There is no bail bond fora. Bail is only
given with the permission of the Superintendent of
Police or the Commandant and is always without
surety.
Inquests reports sre not drawn up by the
police in accordance with section 174 Criminal
Police Code. Investigation to establish the identity
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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.

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1 volume (214 folios)
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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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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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