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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [‎134r] (296/478)

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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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4* Buiiuing^.
6 . O^en range firing practice,
6 * lUcordi.
7. Officer in charge,
5, Jail records ana the general
After any action cullea for has
reports uiey shoula be filed in
Superintendent of * lice.
Promotions ,
The following promotion Lists should be a, intained
separately for the Civil -nu Military police in the
office of tn* Superintendent of police,
S'
i.List / • For Canotf blta^ nd men suite hie xor ^lomoLion
to Head Con^t bii ^ra class or WN^Ia.
c.Liot B, For Head Constables ord erase ana L/Nuike
suitable for promotion to |§e£ Constable^
or H lit,
b.List C, (u) For Head Constables ona class end fti iia
lit for promotion to Heed Const, bie 1 st claa^
or Huvildar,
(b) For men in List C suitable througn thteir
g^n^r^l intelligence and uauca.ion for advance
ed tret in ing (in Ina in)
4. List D. For Head Constables 1st class and H^viiunrs
fit for promotion to officer ran*.
These lists should be Kept confidentially ana
entries made personally by the Superinteaaent of «oiice,
Tne Supermtement of Police should have the po^er sub
ject to confirmation by tiie Com, andant to inciuae or re
move names from the first t^o lists ana the remainder
should be dealt with by the Com andant in conauxtation
with Uie Superintendent of oiice. The Com ana ant should
frequently inspect those four lists ana initial entries
made in them. Ail poiic* men promoted in rank should b*
on probation for one year and ii ble to rtversion for un
sat i factory An East India Company trading post. conduct, without departmental proceedings.
Opportunities for accelerated promotions must be
provided for men of outstanding ability.
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running of the jail
bean taken on such
the ofxice of the

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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)
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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