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'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [188r] (410/478)
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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2
Unrortunately I loam from recent conversations with
Belgrave that he is most disinclined to sever his connection
with the police even to the extent which I have suggested. In
view of his very stubborn attitude I do not feel that I should
be justified in saying more to him than I have already but shall
be grateful if you will raise the subject with him on your next
visit to Bahrain. Shaikh Khalifah is honest though handicapped
by powerful and dishonest relatives and I feel that he is be
coming disgruntled from continually playing second fiddle. It is
a pity.
4. It is not the time to think of re-organising the Police
Force but two or three trained policemen of head constable or
sub-inspector rank are essential and urgently required owing to
police commitments having increased during the war years due in
the main to military activities and essential war construction
works resulting in an increase in the floating population.
The Force is particularly short of detectives and it has
occurred to me that the Palestine Police might be able to come
to our assistance and lend us two or three men on deputation, men
who would benefit from a change to a less disturbed part of the
world. If this were not possible could enquiries be made to dis
cover if there are any retired men from the Palestine Police who
would suit our purpose and who would be willing to come to Bahrain
on contract for say two years and if so what financial remunera
tion they would expect ?
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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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- Open Government Licence