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File 522/1922 Pt 5 'Persian Gulf: Bahrein: Administration: Internal Affairs: British Interference' [‎12r] (34/356)

The record is made up of 1 volume (174 folios). It was created in 19 Aug 1924-22 Jan 1931. 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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political Department.
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when acting as 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. , suggested the
possibility of the substitution of Sudanese for Indian
police at Bahrein, with a view partly to reducing the
Indian element in the administration. The Secretary of
State, when communicating orders on the general question
of British intervention in the internal administration
of Bahrein, informed the Government of India that he
thought the possibility of substituting Sudanese for
Indians on the expiry, in 1931, of the term of
engagement of the latter, might well be considered
independently of any development of the activities in
Bahrein of the Gulf Oil Company, and expressed a desiie
that it should be further examined by the Government of
India. Meanwhile, advantage was taken of an offer by
the Fore 1^1 Office to make certain enquiries as to the
probable attitude of the Sudan Government in the event of
a decision favourable to the recruitment of Sudanese.
From the Governor-General’s despatch of trie
15th April now communicated by the Foreign Office, it
j will be seen that the prospects of recruiting a Sudanese
j police force for Bahrein are apparently very poor indeed,
! and it may well be that, in the li^it of Sir John
Maffey’s report, the Government of India will not desire
to pursue the matter further. If they do, further
information will be necessary. I suggest that we should
forward the correspondence to them, and ask tnem ior a.
expression of their views. A draft is submitted for
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con sid oration.

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Correspondence, minute papers, memoranda, and draft papers relating to British and European representation within the Bahrain administration. The papers discuss a number of matters, including: appointment and terms of the posts of Director of Customs, Commandant of the Levy Corps, and some medical positions; appointment of a surveyor and survey party; the question of employing Sudanese policemen instead of Indian; and the degree of interference the British should adopt in Bahrain.

The principal correspondents include officials at 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. , Foreign Office, Colonial Office, and the Government of India (Foreign and Political Department). Further correspondence, included as enclosures, comes from 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 Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain, and the Governor General of the Sudan.

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1 volume (174 folios)
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The volume is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 171; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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