'File 19/218 (C 84) Bahrain Succession' [59r] (119/210)
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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External Affairs Department,
New Delhi
The December ^39 •
D.O .No # F # 24-N/ 59. I' b USH*^^
I am desired to forward herewith a copy of a
detailed note prepared in this office, regarding the
succession of Shaikh iiamad as Shaikh of Bahrain,
together with an extract from the Despatch of the
Government of India in the late Jioreign Department, No.
194 of 1898, dated the 27th October 1898.
2. It is possible that in the light of the
contents of the enclosure you may wish to review one ^
recommendation made by Fowle in paragraph 4(c) of his
demi-official letter to Sir Aubrey Metcalfe, No .678-S,
dated the 7th December 193B #
3 # A copy of this letter with enclosure is
being sent to the
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.
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To The Hon f ble
Lieutenant Colonel G.Gr. Prior, G.I.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.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (103 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
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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- 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
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- Open Government Licence