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'File 31/3 (1 A/16) APPOINTMENT OF HEIR APPARENT TO SHAIKH HAMAD.' [45r] (89/156)
The record is made up of 1 file (77 folios). It was created in 30 Dec 1932-28 Mar 1940. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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To be kept in the personal
possession o£ the Political
Agent .
SECRET.
W
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B*0*NO*287-S*
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The
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.
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Bushire, the 31st March, 1939*
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Could you please refer to your letter No*c/l92-l.a/16,
dated the 26th March 1939, on the subject of the Bahrain
Succession.
2. We have advanced a step in the matter since the Shaikh
has apparently decided to make a selection between his brother.
Shaikh Abdulla bin I a a, and his son, Salman - I presume that
by **his son H is meant Salman and not Abdulla, though you do not
say so*
3. I have considerable sympathy with the Shaikh’s objection
to making a public nomination* Now and then Oriental Rulers
do so, e*g. I bn Saud, but they normally have excellent reasons
for refraining. The selected heir.presumptive is interested in
the early demise of the Ruler 1, and the other claimants are
disgruntled and inclined to form an opposition party straight
away.
4. The crux of the problem lies in the last sentence of your
paragraph 4* *1 myself (alone) should know the name of the
successor, merely in order to be certain that His Highness had
not nominated someone quite unsuitable 1 *. If we were certain
that he would nominate either Abdulla bin Isa or Salman, or even
his son Abdulla, any of whom would suit us (vide paragraph 4 (b)
of my demi-official letter No.678-S, dated the 7th December 1938,
to Metcalfe), the course could be followed of leaving the Shaikh
/ to
Weightman isquire, I.C.S.,
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.
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Bahrain#
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This file contains correspondence relating to the successor to Shaikh Hamad, Ruler of Bahrain. Correspondence is mainly between Hugh Weightman, 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; Trenchard Craven Fowle, 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. , Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; and Shaikh Hamad, Ruler of Bahrain. The papers discuss four possible heirs: Abdullah bin Isa; Salman bin Hamad; Abudullah bin Hamad; and Mohammed bin Isa.
The correspondence discusses the role Britain should play in the nomination, as well as how Hamad's decision was to be recorded and made public. It also includes six photographs of Shaikh Hamad signing a document nominating Salman as heir. Documents include a family tree (folio 97) of the Al Khalifa and a diagram (folio 115) of the seating arrangement for the durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). of Salman bin Hamad.
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- 1 file (77 folios)
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The papers in the file are arranged chronologically from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 72; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-66; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- 'File 31/3 (1 A/16) APPOINTMENT OF HEIR APPARENT TO SHAIKH HAMAD.'
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- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 21r:24v, 28r:48r, 49r:51r, 51r, 52r:54v, 48v, 55r:71v, 74r:75v, 77r:77v, back-i, back
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