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and has never been raised by Salman t hough he is to succeed
prominence in the hope, it is believed, ni^ntioned above, of whom
him. Other possible candidates are his brothers ^ 0 ^ hammad; some of
Abdullah is particularly ambitious, the ^? ns , , , • linc i e Abdullah if he is
whom are well-educated and can s P e ^ ' h attitude to be adopted by
still alive. Salman is fortunately in good ^Uh^ has not y et been
Her Majesty's Government in the event of a disputed succession nas >
considered. . .
5. There has been little change in the Treaty Position so ^ Bahram is
concernedC) since 1928. Tlie nKist iniportaut rnment ( a ) accepted
in foreign countries to the same extent as c , , , , • o 1]ccess ors
(Appendix A (i)). The Ruler in replying undertook that he ^d^s succe
wou?d always faithfully observe all existing engagements (Appendix A ,
wasaskednot o allow the correspondence to become public and promised to trea
it as secreU ) Apart from this in 1932 His Majesty's Government agreed to a
modification of Article 4 of the Convention of 18 61 £ 0 ) so as
duties being levied in excess of 5 per cent, ad valoremX ) in l^U me Kuier asKea
for the modification of a provision in the same article that British subjects might
reside in and carry on their lawful trade in the territories of Bahrain.( ) No
modification was made but it was proposed that the Bahrain Government should
be consulted on all cases before a Residence Permit was granted under a Regulation
which was in draft form at the time and which was issued in the following year.( )
The Ruler protested strongly when this Regulation came to his notice because it
authorised 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. to give Residence Permits to persons subject to the
Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. and he considered that this was his prerogative. He was given
an assurance that his Government would be consulted about all applications for
residence permits by persons subject to Her Majesty's jurisdiction for the purpose
of setting up business in Bahrain.C)
6. From Isa's deposition until 1928 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. was the virtual ruler
of Bahrain ( 15 ) Hamad was indolent and took little interest in State affairs and from
1928 until his death in 1942 Mr. C. (now Sir Charles) Dalrymple Belgrave, who had
been appointed Financial Adviser in 1926, so far as internal administration was
concerned was to all intents and purposes the ruler of the State. Salman, as already
noted takes a much closer interest in affairs than his father and though he trusts
Belgrave who is still Financial Adviser, he exerts his own authority m
matters both great and small and the latter now takes second place. In addition to
a British Financial Adviser a British Director of Customs and a number of British
doctors engineers and other experts are employed by the Bahrain Government and
the general state of its administration is generally admitted to be second to none in
the Middle East. In 1931 it was reported that Bahrain was becoming more and
more the centre of the Gulf and its good administration and the state of security that
prevailed attracted to it businessmen from the United Kingdom, Arabia, Persia
and India. Its importance was still further increased by the transfer to it of the
British Naval Base in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in 1935 and of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Political
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. in 1946.
7. A British 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. has resided in Bahrain since 1904 and since 1934
there has also been an Assistant 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. . The entire cost of the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
except in respect of the suppression of the slave-trade and of sanitary arrangements
was until 1947 borne by the Government of India.( 1G ) When the Foreign Office took
over responsibility for the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. posts in 1948 it was proposed that the
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. 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. and the Bahrain Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. should be amalgamated
and that a Deputy 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. should perform the functions of Political
( 8 ) Para. 2 at p. 61, P.G. 13.
( 9 ) P R to F.O. Despatch 89 of July 10, 1951 (EA 1057/4 of 1951).
( 10 ) 4 I T.C.
c 1 ) 13 I T.C.
( 12 ) P.R.toF.O. 11013/1 of March 23, 1951 (EA 1151/2—1951).
( 13 ) No. 2 of 1952.
( 14 ) P.R. to F.O. 16419/12/53 of June 10, 1953 (EA 1265/8 of 1953).
( 15 ) Para. 15 at p. 64, P.G. 13.
( 16 ) Para. 6 at p. 62, P.G. 13.