'File 6/2 II Bahrain Police'

Title:

'File 6/2 II Bahrain Police'

Contributor:

Government of India, Foreign and Political Department (correspondent)
Commandant, State Police, Bahrain (correspondent)
Political Agent and Consul, Muscat (correspondent)
Chief of the General Staff, India (correspondent)
Government of India, Indian Stores Department (correspondent)

Date:

1930/1934

Description:

The file contains correspondence between the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf, Political Agency in Bahrain, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave), Commandant of the Bahrain State Police, Political Agent in Muscat, Government of India (Indian Stores Department and Foreign and Political Department), Officer Commanding the 10th Baluch Regiment, Chief of the General Staff at Army Headquarters in India, and a number of current, former, and prospective employees of the Bahrain State Police.The papers concern the employment of men for the Bahrain State Police. Numerous matters are covered by the file, including:petitions from former employees complaining of unfair treatment or unpaid debts;administrative matters relating to recruitment, pay and conditions, leave, and arrangements for passage to and from Bahrain;recruitment from India of qualified drill instructors;the proposal to send employees of the force to India for training;the deputation of an instructor of the lathi [baton] drill from India to Bahrain.The papers include receipts, bills, and contracts.Folios 223-234 are internal office notes.1 file (233 folios)The file is arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 235; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-222, and ff 223-234; these numbers are written in pencil and pen, but are not circled.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Police management

Extent:

1 file (233 folios)

Rights:

Unknown
Creative Commons Non-Commercial Licence
Open Government Licence

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00036a_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00036a_en
IOR/R/15/2/1203

Is part of:

British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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