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'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances' [94r] (201/687)
The record is made up of 1 volume (344 folios). It was created in 29 Dec 1932-6 May 1934. 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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Polioe & Public Security,
and a sprinkling of Kurds, Iraqis, Swaiiili end
Sudanese.
iV/o ysars 8go it w&s slsiost impossible to obtsain
local men as recruits for the Polioe, now when it
is announced that men are being enlisted, fifty or
sixty applicants attend the Fort every morning#
Several causes have contributed to this changed
feeling towards serving in the Police; owing to the
general depression many men are out of work, diving
is no longer a lucrative profession and local Arabs
who did not like to serve with Indians are willing
to serve with their own countrymen. Once the ice
was broken by a few men enlisting, the new recruits
advertised the Police and encouraged friends and
relations to join. A large proportion of the new
inen are divers but as far as nossible only men with
small debts are enlisted; they contribute h 5/-
per month from their pay which is h 25/- p.m. to
their nakhudas towards paying off their debts and
becoming free men.
Owing to the number of applicants it has been
possible to raise the standard of height and physique
and most of the new recruits are physically superior
to the old men. In my opinion the best type of men
are those of mixed <arab and .african extraction, they
have more intelligence than the pure iifrican and are
tougher than the local Arab or Bahrani.
It was found when the force was reorganised that
it suffered severely from a lack of capable N.C.Os
and almost all those who did exist were Persians*
when the Indian Superintendent of Police completed his
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- Content
This file contains detailed correspondence regarding Bahrain's finances from between 1932 and 1934 including revenue and expenditure figures. The correspondence also discusses state control of artesian wells, customs/tariff matters, budget estimates, auditing details, counterfeit coins and other financial issues.
On folios 80-155 and folios 246-320 are two annual reports (completed by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser, Charles Belgrave) for the hijri calender years 1351 (1932/3 CE) and 1352 (1933/4 CE) respectively. The reports contain a detailed assesment of Bahrain's finances, services and other related issues including the pearl diving industry, the police force and agriculture.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (344 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
An index of the topics contained in the file is contained on folio 1B. The index uses page numbers that relate to the complete foliation sequence that is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
- Physical characteristics
Formerly a bound correspondence volume, the file's sheets have been unbound and are now loose.
There appear to be three incomplete foliation sequences and one complete foliation sequence. The first three sequences appear to reflect sequences assigned to files within the volume. The complete foliation sequence begins on the first folio with the number 1A. This is followed by 1B and then by two blank folios, which do not have numbers. The sequence resumes on 1C and continues through to 205, after which number the sequence jumps to number 214. This may be a foliating error, although another possibility is that folios with confidential information have been removed. The sequence continues from 214 through to 341 - the number given to the spine, which has been removed and placed in melinex. Letters are used elsewhere in the sequence: 3A and 3B; 141A and 141B; and 166A, 166B, 166C, which are housed in an envelope (166D) that is attached to folio 166D.
The complete foliation sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of each folio.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/352
- Title
- 'File 19/176 III (C 51) Bahrain Finances'
- Pages
- 2r:2v, 3ar, 3av, 3br, 3bv, 4r:4v, 16r:19v, 22r:25v, 32r:35v, 38r:42v, 44r:44v, 50r:60v, 80r:140v, 141ar, 141av, 141br, 141bv, 152r:155v, 167r:169v, 198r:205v, 214r:215v, 223r:228v, 241r:241v, 246r:320r
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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