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'File 19/218 (C 84) Bahrain Succession' [‎41r] (83/210)

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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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T Te Is not popular ar ong the younger Fhallfah, he Is
^i^-.lkeu the Bahama but has a following among the Arabs♦
he Is frequently on bad terms with his father for reasons which
often appear outwardly to be"quite trivial and is jealous of
some of his younger brothers who are closer to their father.
TT e does not like his uncle Abdulla.
Shaikh Sulman owns more property than any of his bro-
-Lersj • ost of it was gifted to him by Shaikh Tsa who was fond
cf him. TT e does not take much interest in it but used constant
ly a D be involved in aases with his tenants. He has two wives,
' u ^ ie i.j and two young sons by one of them.
welve years ago "haikh Sulman counted for very little.
T ~ lived mostly in I,uharraq and was not friendly with his fa-
tner. About "en years ago he was appointed as a magistrate
on the Bahrain court, he sat Intermittently for about s even
„ ears ..u + retired two or three times until he v/as persuaded
to resume the work by being given a higher salary. He worked
-ai-J and vvel7 bu't in cases where Shia BahaiTia were involved
he ■.'.■as not impartial « nd this was one of the main causes of
the disturbances among the Bahrana ir 1935.
~ng the last three or four years Shaikh Sulman, T
think greatly owing to my suggestion, has taken part in moat
liodiSEZons or important matters, especially local policy,
a'jrre ..jnes • h shaikh '"aiiied and the tv .'o brothers and mvself
hut usually with myself and Shaikh Abdulla. On these occasions
he has been very much less helpful tl an his uncles, t is was
especially the case during the Zabara affair.
Shaikh Sulman is handicapped by never having been to
Europe, I believe it would alter his outlook considerably, fcr
hotter, if he could be ^iven an opportunity of seeing some
thing of European countries and administrations.

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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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