Author
the Government of Bahrain
Publication Date
10 Oct 1945-11 Jul 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Document
Language
ara,eng
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
44
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
IOR/R/15/2/898
Record ID
vdc_100000000241.0x000169
Library Location
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.
Date
10 Oct 1945-11 Jul 1946 (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
The file comprises correspondence relating to the storage and security arrangements for small arms ammunition (SAA) held by the Government of Bahrain, prompted by the theft of 18,000 rounds of ammunition from a store on Jida [Jiddah] Island, in October 1945. 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 (Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Crawshaw Galloway) and the Adviser to the Bahrain Government, Charles Dalrymple-Belgrave.
The correspondence includes:
A report of the theft from the Acting Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (f 2), and subsequent efforts to identify, apprehend and build a case against those believed to be involved in the theft of the 18,000 rounds, 11,000 rounds of which were believed to have been smuggled to the Iranian coast, and 7,000 taken to Qatar
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.
at Bahrain and the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain, over the former’s concerns at ‘a number of glaring examples of lack of responsibility’ (f 17) relating to 100,000 rounds of ammunition given to the Bahrain Government by the British Government for the purposes of wartime defence, including discussion of: the amount of ammunition held by the Bahrain Government; how much has been used; security arrangements; and storage facilities
A request by 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.
that the Bahrain Government destroy its pre-1918 ammunition; a request which the Adviser reports has been refused by the Ruler of Bahrain.
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Düzenleme
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 42-45) mirror the chronological arrangement.
Eski Harici Referans(lar)
Confidential Files: 41/3
