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'Cyphers and Secret Documents: Safe Custody Reports and Handing Over Certificates for Secret Documents' [68r] (140/523)
The record is made up of 1 file (260 folios). It was created in 30 Dec 1936-24 Sep 1946. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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SECTION B
BAHRAIN
CR A PTSK V. 5
What ia the strength of the
Natoors 7
The present strength of the
llatoors Is 172 of which 66
are stationed in Manama, 62 in
Moharraq and the remainder on
special posts in and about the
Manama neighbourhood•
Have they received any
training yet ?
150 of the Natoors h^ve now
been taught to shoot and have
been given training in simple
squad drill and arms drill.
V-
What is the present strength
of the Auxiliary Force ?
The strength is constantly
var^n*? b».it 100 can be taken as
a oasic figure.
Are American? included ?
How is 5.t organised and
armed ?
American^ are not included.
The force ia organised into
3 platoons, each of 2 Rifle and
1 Light Automatic Sections.
They are armed with Rifles,
Bayonets and 3 lewis Guns.
There are alBo 8 Bren duns for
Anti-Aircraft defence in the
Refinery, lent by the Bahrain
Government.
Any Searchlights ? There is one 1917 model Search
light, of little value. It can
throw a beam for about 1500 yards.
State of Iflicioncy. All volunteers can fire a rifle,
the majority can fire a Lewis
Uun and liren Gun,
There are sufficient men to man the
ll^ht A.A. guns and in an emergen
cy, 26/30 men might be used as a
mobile reserve. There are and
will be difficulties in improving
this to any great extent though
vigorous efforts are being made.
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The file contains papers relating to the safe custody and transfer by the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. of secret and confidential publications and cyphers and codes. The file contains correspondence from 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. , Bahrain and from other British officials, safe custody certificates, transfer certificates, and related papers. The papers include:
- papers relating to the custody of ' Field Notes on Saudi Arabia - 1935', December 1936 - September 1946, including certificates of safe custody sent to the Air Officer Commanding, British Forces in Iraq;
- papers relating to the updating of the 'Military Report on the Arabian States in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ', May - June 1941 and March 1942, including correspondence between 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. , Bahrain and the Government of India, correspondence from Major H T Hewitt, Defence Officer, Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , containing reports on defence arrangements in Bahrein [Bahrain] and Qatar, May 1941, letter from E V Packer, Petroleum Concessions Limited containing a report on the oil situation in Qatar, June 1941, letter from Charles Dalrymple Belgrave, Adviser to the Government of Bahrain containing a report on the Bahrain naturs, May 1941, and report on the route from Sharjah to Kalba by Cornelius James Pelly, 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. on the Trucial Coast A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. , Sharjah, March 1942, with sketch map, folio 81;
- Foreign Office memorandum on the production of official documents, 1942.
The Arabic content of this file consists of printed text on the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of the sketch map on folio 81. This sheet appears to have been reused for drawing the map.
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- 1 file (260 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. Serial numbers written in blue and red crayon (blue for sent correspondence, red for received correspondence) are present throughout the file. They refer to entries in the notes at the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 258 on the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and can be found in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Foliation anomalies: ff. 1, 1A; ff. 3, 3A; ff. 53, 53A; ff. 185, 185A. A second incomplete foliation sequence numbered 53-250 is also present between ff. 52-245. The numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled, and appear in the same position as the main sequence.
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- 'Cyphers and Secret Documents: Safe Custody Reports and Handing Over Certificates for Secret Documents'
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- front,front-i,1ar:1av,2r:3r,3ar:3av,4r:53v,53ar:53av,54r:80v,82r:185v,185ar:185av,186r:257v,back-i,back
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