Coll 30/210(2) 'Bahrein Oil: Employment of U.S.Provost Personnel for Control of American labour.' [254r] (513/1013)
The record is made up of 1 file (502 folios). It was created in 1 Mar 1944-18 Jan 1946. 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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Confidential.
No. 2106/51-SF.
My dear Hickinbotham,
With reference to Your D.O. No* C/1600 dated 9th
November 1944 with enclosures, which I now return,
and our conversation on the subject.
2. British police personnel are required for
use in cases in which Europeans or Americans are in
volved. As the officers, N.C.Os and men of the State
Police are Arabs it is difficult for them to deal with
Europeans or Americans. In addition to this work the
British police will be required to supervise the State
Police who are responsible for traffic control, which
includes registration of cars. Should any of them
be capable of doing so I would suggest that ti.e test
ing of applicants for driving licenses which is now
one of the duties of the State Engineer should be
undertaken by the British police.^ They would also
be called upon to assist in passport control and to
give instruction in police duties and methods to the
N.C.Os and men of the State Police.
3. I suggest that their terms and conditions
of service should be according th the enclosed draft
agreement.
4. Regarding uniform: tropical uniform can be
provided by the Government of Bahrain. -It will be
necessary to obtain winter uniform from the U.K. and
I propose writing to Sir John Moylan, receiver of the
Metropolitan Police, personally asking him if he can advise
and assist the Bahrain Government in obtaining material
or uniform from England.
Yours sincerely,
To . Sd./ Dalrymple Belgrave.
Major T. Hickinbotham, C.I.E., O.B.E.,
H.B.M 1 s. P 0 litical Agent, Bahrain .
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The file concerns the secondment of eight serving British police officers (one inspector, one sergeant, and six constables) to serve with the Bahrain State Police. The issue arose in 1944 following incidents at Bahrain involving United States (US) citizens employed in refinery construction (particularly those employed by the Bechtel-McCone-Parsons Corporation) and US merchant seamen. It was considered that the local Arab police were unable to deal with the situation unaided. Various proposals were discussed, including the use of US Provost personnel, and the supply of British military police. In view of the fact that the British Government exercised limited jurisdiction in Bahrain (particularly control over foreigners), the decision was taken to recruit British policemen.
The papers include: Bahrain State Police conditions of service (folios 484-502); miscellaneous papers concerned with the individuals recruited (folios 412-483); discussion of the possible use of US Provost personnel, March-September 1944 (including correspondence 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. , the Foreign Office, the War Office, 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. ); discussion of the possible use of British military police and National Fire Service personnel, August-October 1944; papers concerning the recruitment of British police officers from the United Kingdom (including correspondence from the Home Office, and the various constabularies involved); their terms and conditions; lists of applicants and interview papers; papers concerning the British policemen's uniform, pay, and passage to Bahrain; and papers concerning conditions in Bahrain, and the resignation of Inspector Charles H Crowe, October-December 1945.
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 (502 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 503; 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. Foliation anomaly: 1b.
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- Coll 30/210(2) 'Bahrein Oil: Employment of U.S.Provost Personnel for Control of American labour.'
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- 20r, 120r, 128r, 254r:255v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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