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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [‎128r] (284/478)

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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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Office of the Superintendent of Police.
1. Hecords of crimes will be dealt with under
••Police Stations’* for the civil police.
2. The postings of men up to and including Head
Constables 1st Class must be dealt with personally
by the Superintendent of Police and not left to the
discretion of subordinates. Separate register should
be maintained for each rank and in case of men a
table of rotation of duties should be laid down
with the period assigned for each post away from
Head Quarter/. Postin/ for the civil police may present
some difficulty owing to the absence of married quart
ers at Police Stations or posts. Under the present
system it is possible to allow men to remain at
Headquarters for a large portion of the year as out
of 26 sections not more than seven are posted away
from Head (Quarters and the remainder are available for
general duties. Sections sent for duty at the Police
Station only remain there for 24 hours and spend the
next day at the Fort where thay are free for duty
after attending morning parade. Men complain bitterly
if kept away from their families and until married
quarters have been provided at Police Stations and
posts periods of duty will have to be short.
Rotation should be on the following liness-
1. Recruits course.
2. Police Station.
3. Head Quarters (Jail Guards and Standing Guard)
4. Police Post. (Jedda f Awali t Refinery, Hedd.)
5. Head quarters.
3. Schedules of training for recruits and men of
both branches of the forces, for traffic police and
for N.C.Os, Heal Constables and selected for promo
tion should be made out by the Superintendent of
Police and submitted for the approval of the Comman
dant. For this purpose I recoct end the purchase o

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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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