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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [‎149r] (326/478)

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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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Clothing ana E .uipment .
The Head Constable in charge of clothing ena
equi aent shoula be requ ^red to m ntain general
registers on the following lines;-
(1) A general stuck register showing the
distribution of all miscellaneous e uii meat
yos^essea by the Police Force. A separate page
should be given to each article ana entries
should include such items &s Beds, Box* s, articles
of furniture, hana-cuffs, letides, cooking
utensils, etc. showing the number of each in Line,
police Stations, etc.
(2) An e uipment stock reg ster for un
issued articles of equipment kept in the Lines
Store Boom. This should include Camel police
e jUi^ment, Bana equ <pment and ecu ipment for Foot
Police.
(L) Stocic account of receipts and issues of
clotnmg new ana secona hana for both Civil ana
Military Police for which the following form is
suggested.
8 . ? C EIPTS.
Late of;From :Articies of clothing (No. oniy) :Sig. of
rc^i. t;who^ : 7 tleposit ir.
:rece .ved:Great:ShirtsiShort*:JeraoyajSockarDurrieoretci
: :Coat : : : ; : :
I B S U
o*
a Date of: To whom: Articles of clothing : Signature
issue : issued : of
: Great* fjhirts:Shorts; Jersey s; Socxs ; Ears ies: etceHecij lent.
:Coat : : : : : : :
These two registers should be maintained in
three parts, the first for new clothing received
either from tne Lines Tailors or manufacturers
end for clothing iu gooo condition received from

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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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