'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [‎210v] (463/478)

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There can of course be no question of rapidly reversing all that has been
done m the past six years. It has indeed been good in itself. Still less can
there be any question of our relaxing our essential hold on Bahrein. Only
question is whether time has now come to check the momentum towards
complete Westernisation and to lay down general lines of policy which while
making for continuance of decent government and sober progress will save us
rom the odium and at the same time from the dangers inside and outside
Bahrein which seem likely to flow from too obvious Westernisation and
absorption of these tiny islands. After all it is not only vis-a-vis the Arabs
that it is politic for as to work through a genuinely Arab administration
Jt actually increases our power vis-a-vis foreign intruders : thus an obviously
autonomous Arab State can close its doors in a way in which an obviously
British run State cannot. ^
Like Barrett we feel that nothing can be effected immediately even as
regards the police until it is known whether the threatened invasion of
Americans is going to materialise. If it does not materialise we feel that the
Resident should be asked to work out definite schemes for his proposed
substitution of Sudanese for Indian police and to tackle problem of who^s to
replace the British Commandant. Meanwhile he and the Political A^ent
should proceed steadily to advise the Sheikh to persist in the training of
aSiftrat^n 18 ^h ? T* ^ adua ^ fillin g various posts i^the
administration. That there is no early prospect of either the present
butThink^h^t^f 01 ^ °j f 1 / 8101118 bein g dis P ensable i n the near future we agree
b t t unk that it would be unwise and also unfair to the officers concerned
to encourage them in an expectation of indefinitely prolonged service.
Endorsement from the Foreign and Political Department, No. F.-164-
N./29, dated the 27th November J929. (Confidential.)
-p O i°o^ undermentioned papers is forwarded to the Hon’ble the
Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. m the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for information with reference to
l^TserialNo! 9) § N0 ‘ 385 ' S '’ “ the 28th Au S ust
(SeriI| e No"lO) fr0m the Secretary of State for India . No. 3651, dated the 23rd November 1929
(SerW Nri”)* 0 ^ Secretar y of State for No. 3458-S., dated the 26th November 1929
(13)
(Received on 26th January 1930, with Political Secretary's letter No. 2, dated
the 9th January 1930.)
Letter from the 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. , to Foreign Office, No. P.-7576/29
DATED THE 3RD JANUARY 1930.
infnvka? i ri. V e Secretar y of State for Ma. to forward for
information of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs oonv If
correspondence noted below with the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Pef s i„ f
and the Government of India, on the question of the strength nf the K •
0 ^Bahrein." ^ ^ ° f BritW * tt M ^lisfral
Resident' f 5 ll" n ated the 28th Au g ust > from the Acting Politi
Resident, to the Government of India (Serial No. 9). ^
Telegram from the Secretary of State for India, to Viceroy No
dated the 23rd November (Serial No. 10).
Telegram from the Viceroy, to the Secretary of State for Ind
Iso. 34o8-S., dated the 26th November (Serial No. 11)