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Coll 30/192(1) ‘Persian Gulf. Defence BAHRAIN.’ [‎19r] (37/327)

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The record is made up of 1 file (162 folios). It was created in 29 Jul 1938-30 Sep 1942. 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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Training daily. Tv/o eveninge a week after platoon training
are devoted to Platoon CoEnnjandere* Course and tv/o evenings
to a Section Commanders* Course.
v/eekly shoots on the Open Kange took place until
Sgt. Carley was admitted to hospital.
A lecture hall has been proveded and a sand-table
and blackboard constructed. The B.L.D.Ve can use the
mainture riffle range and .22 rifles and ammunition are
being despatched.
Two Inatructos v/ere promieed for the
/B.L.D.Vs. Sgt. Carley is now in hospital with malaria and the
second one has not arrived.
Equipmen t: The B.l.D.Vs are equipped with 150 rifles
and bayonets, grenade discahrgers, grenades and sufficient
sets of gass clothing for training purposes. Sufficient
respirators have been ordered for the volunteers and thier
uniforms are being issued very thortly from Aircraft Dept.
There are four Lewis Guns. Five more are on the way
from U.I. We We are holding 8 V•B• Guns on loan from the
Bahrain Government.
Ammunition; 100,000 rounds v/ere issued for Defence#
About 14,000 rounds have been expended. These will be
replaced from Basrah.
British Indian police . These police have taken over
24 hour supervision of the Refinery and Oilfield and are proving
efficient.
The Oil Company men they replaced have either been
absorbed into the Refinery or left the island.
Hong kong & Singapore ^.a. Detachment; The S" A.A. and
12 Pdr. H.A. Gun have been moved to a position north of the
Refinery and sand bag protection has been erected. ^ Command
i ost has been constructed, a L.M.G., Post constructed and
the Oil Company axe providing a steel hut for a magazine.
This in due course will also be sandbagged#
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The file contains papers, mostly correspondence, relating to the defence of Bahrain (also spelled Bahrein in the file), including the supply of guns to the Government of Bahrain, and anti-aircraft defences.

The main correspondents are as follows: 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. ; 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. at Bahrain and Acting 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. (Hugh Weightman); 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. (Lieutenant-Colonel Trenchard Craven William Fowle); the War Office; the Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq; the Government of India External Affairs Department; the Air Ministry; and the Petroleum Department.

The file also includes: a Committee of Imperial Defence Overseas Defence Sub-Committee minute entitled ‘Persian Gulf. Defence Schemes for the Arab Side’, dated 14 June 1939; a paper entitled ‘Appreciation of the Situation Regarding the Defence of Bahrein Against Tribal Attacks and Sabotage’, by Major R G Price, Air Headquarters, British Forces in Iraq, for the Air Officer Commanding in Iraq, dated January 1939; and a paper entitled ‘Progress Report – Bahrein Defence Strengths of the Forces Available’, by H P Chadwick, Defence Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , dated 9 April 1941.

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 (162 folios)
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The papers are arranged in 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 inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 163; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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