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Ref: IOR/R/15/1/368

The record is made up of 1 file (103 folios). It was created in 9 Dec 1932-26 Mar 1942. It was written in English. 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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No*926-3 of 1 32.
British Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. 8c Consulate- General,
Bushire, the 17th December 1932#
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The Hon'ble Lt.-Colonel T.C.Fowle^C •B»E.,
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. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. *
The Foreign Secretary to the Government of India,
New Delhi#
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Subject* His Excellency Shaikh Hamad bin Isa
A1 Khalifa, C .S .I# ,Ruler of Bahrain.
Sir,
I hare the honour to state that I have recently
returned !from a week* s tour to Bahrain* As in the case of
my tour to Kuwait, my main object was to establish friendly
personal relations with the Ruler. Go?onel Loch had just
taken over from Captain Prior as 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 we discussed at some length the various problems with
which the Bahrain State is faced.
2# The Deputy Ruler - His Excellency Shaikh Hamad
(now the Ruler owing to the recent death of his father
Shaikh Isa) is a kindly, simple soul, but unfortunately
with no strength of character - unlike his fellow Rulers
of Muscat and Kuwait. He is also laay and unbusinesslike.
Mr. Belgrave, his Financial Adviser, informed me that when
unpleasant subjects, such as State finances, have to be
brought to his - the Shaikh's - notice, the latter has a
trick of picking up binoculars and inspecting the shipping
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The documents contained in this file relate to issues regarding succession in Bahrain after the death of Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa in 1932 and Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in 1942.

The file contains detailed discussions of the personality of Shaikh Hamad as well as assessments of the character of Hamad's three most-likely successors, his uncle Shaikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Khalifa and two of Hamad's sons, Salman and Abdullah.

The succession of Salman as Hamad's successor is discussed in detail and a report regarding the circumstances of Hamad's death (from a stroke) is also contained.

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1 file (103 folios)

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File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

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Loose, unbound sheets in a file. Foliation - circled pencil numbers on the top right-hand corner of each front-facing page - starts on the front cover of the file and continues until the inside cover. The file has an inconsistent foliation system in uncircled pencil numbers also on the top right-hand corner of each front-facing page. Foliation errors: 9A and 9B

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Reference: IOR/R/15/1/368
Title: 'File 19/218 (C 84) Bahrain Succession'
Pages: front, front-i, 2r:8v, 9ar:9av, 10r:76v, 86r:103v, back-i, back
Author: East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
Usage terms: Open Government Licence