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IOR/R/15/2/1203
- Record Id:
- 040-000229526
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 036-000228236
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00036a
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028062994.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/R/15/2/1203
- Title:
- File 6/2 II Bahrain Police
- Scope & Content:
-
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.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000209245
033-000227426
036-000228236
037-000229279
038-000229522
040-000229526 - Is part of:
- IOR/R : India Office Records transferred later through official channels
IOR/R/15 : Records of the British Residency and Agencies in the Persian Gulf
IOR/R/15/2 : Political Agency, Bahrain
IOR/R/15/2/963-1823 : Bahrain Agency, English Office Files
IOR/R/15/2/1200-1312 : File 6: Bahrain State
IOR/R/15/2/1203 : File 6/2 II Bahrain Police - Hierarchy:
- 032-000209245[0010]/033-000227426[0002]/036-000228236[0008]/037-000229279[0006]/038-000229522[0004]/040-000229526
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/R
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (233 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000241.0x00036a
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
Farsi - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1930
- End Date:
- 1934
- Date Range:
- 13 Mar 1930-22 Apr 1934
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- 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.
- Former External References:
- 6/2 II
- Arrangement:
- The file is arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)