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Coll 30/210(2/1) 'Bahrain: appointments to Bahrain State Police' [‎32r] (63/103)

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The record is made up of 1 file (50 folios). It was created in 11 Oct 1945-18 Jul 1950. 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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8. Various other statements in Inspector Crowe's
letter of 10th September 1945, are inaccurate and mis
leading, the laundry at the Fort was available for the
British Police, no gas exists in Bahrain and the oil
lamps were issued to the Police for Use while the electric
power was not working, the office previously used by the
commandant of Police was arranged for the British Police
and additional fans, from my house, were installed there,
on 7th October 1945, the living allowance was increased
by Rs. 100/- per month. On the day after the Police
arrived I arranged with the O.C. Troops that they should
be supplied with British Army rations, these are paid for
by the Bahrain Government and cost approximately Rsyl,160/-
per month. Thus within four weeks of their arrival the
British Police were granted Rs.245/- in additional pay
and rations. In addition to this the Bahrain Government
waived the recovery of the cash advances which had been
made to the British Police by the authorities in England
beforethey embarked, this amounted to £30/- in the case of
each Police Officer and £50/ T in the case of Inspector
Crowe.
9. Regarding Inspector Crowe's letter of 19th November
1945, written presumably on his return to England, on 31st
October, as a result of reports received by me in England
regarding Inspector Crowe's behaviour in Bahrain I tele
graphed to Mr. G.W.R. Smith, the Acting Adviser, and
instructed him to discharge Inspector Crowe. The telegram
was received by Mr. Smith at 4.30 p.m. on 1st November.
The following day, Friday, was a holiday. On Saturday,
first thing in the morning, Inspector Crowe arrived at
Mr. Smith's Office with a letter of resignation in his
hand. The fact that Inspector Crowe was on very friendly
terms with some of the staff of Cable and Wireless leads
one to think it possible that his resignation coinciding
with/-

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The file concerns the employment by the Bahrain State Police of a detachment of British police officers seconded from the United Kingdom. The file is a direct continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/3951A.

The papers include correspondence concerning the resignation of Inspector Charles H Crowe, Inspector of Police in charge of the detachment, including a letter from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, describing Crowe's 'unsuitable' conduct during his tenure as Inspector of Police (folios 30-34), and comments in support of Belgrave's views by 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. , Bahrain and 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 papers also cover: the supply of uniforms and equipment; salary; recruitment; and air passages for individual members of the detachment.

There are no papers in the file dated 1948-49.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (50 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 52; 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.

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