‘File 28/1 W (Bahrain Defence) N.C.O. – ‘Iraq levy officer’ [‎16r] (31/188)

Content

The file comprises correspondence related to the recruitment of NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers) from Iraq, to serve in the Bahrain Special Police Force. The principal correspondents in the file are 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. at Bahrain, Major Reginald George Evelin William Alban and the Air Officer Commanding at Habbaniyah in Iraq.

The file includes:

• correspondence between 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. , Air Ministry and Government of India officials, covering the period December 1939 to March 1940, on the recommended rates of pay and terms for Majors in the Indian Army, and for NCOs serving in India, in order to establish the appropriate rates of pay for their employment in Bahrain (ff 9-21);
• a recommendation from the British Embassy at Baghdad for the provision of an officer from the Iraq Levies for the Special Police Force in Bahrain (ff 27-32);
• correspondence relating to the appointment of Major A C Byard as Defence Officer for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , including a letter from Air Headquarters, dated 8 June 1940, outlining the Defence Officer’s duties and responsibilities (ff 42-44);
• the Political Agent’s visit to Air Headquarters in Iraq in June 1940, to assist in the process of recruitment for the Bahrain defence force. A report of his visit, sent to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. is included in the file (ff 37-38, ff 45-47);
• recommendations for the appointment of an Alwan officer from Iraq, and their eventual despatch to Bahrain, after difficulties in obtaining a passport;
• in May 1940, Major Byard’s, and other British officials’ concerns over the attitude of the Iraqi NCOs in Bahrain, in light of hostilities in Iraq, and Government decision to return the Iraqi NCOs to Iraq (ff 74-85).

Extent and format

1 file (92 folios)

Arrangement

The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 92-93) mirror the chronological arrangement.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 94; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Three additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-73, ff 2-91, and ff 92-94 respectively; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.

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English in Latin script

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