IOR/R/15/2/1202

The file contains correspondence between the following:

• Political Agent, Bahrain;
• Commandant of the Bahrain Levy Corps (State Police);
• Kirkee Arsenal;
• Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave);
• Government of India (Foreign and Political Department, Adjutant General, Controller of Military Accounts, Indo-European Telegraph Department, and Accountant General, Central Revenues);
• Political Residency in the Persian Gulf;
• Political Agent in Mekran [Makran];
• Officer Commanding the 10th Baluch Regiment, Lahore;
• representatives of Eastern Bank Limited and British India Steam Navigation Company.

The papers concern the recruitment of men and provision of supplies for the Bahrain State Police. Several matters are covered by the file, including:

• the purchase of supplies for the force, such as clothing, ammunition, arms, saddles, and bayonets;
• the recruitment of men, mostly from the Mekran region;
• the arrangements for their passage, pay, and accommodation;
• complaints by the Political Agent about the Agency Guard's behaviour and his orders for a change in their dress;
• discussions over procedural changes, such as what channels particular items should be ordered through;
• the salaries, lodging allowances, and pension contributions of Captains T H Geake and A G Campbell.

The papers include receipts, bills, transit vouchers, and bills of loading.