'File 19/218 (C 84) Bahrain Succession' [83r] (167/210)
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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he was the best, if he had had any doubts he would
not have hesitated to make them known. He reminded
me that he had told me sometime ago that he himself
had never aspired to be Shaikh. He did not remind
me that at about that time he told me that he thought
Shaikh Abdullah should be the successor. Shaikh
Abdullah and Shaikh Salman came later, there was a
good deal of talk about the Ruler's duties towards
the family. They told me that they had decided that
Shaikh Hamad should be buried at Rafaa because most
of the family were buried there. They discussed the
document and the uncles said that they had both sealed
it and they spoke a good deal about carrying out the
wishes of Shaikh Hamad. All three asked me to remain
as Adviser.
After returning from the
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
they drafted a
number of replies to telegrams and I suggested that
it was desirable that some sort of proclamation should
be published in order to let everyone know that Shaikh
Salman had succeeded his father. A proclamation was
then drafted, written by Shaikh Mohomed who suggested
adding to it the sentence about the British Government
which they all agreed upon. The proclamation was
based upon the gist of the document which Shaikh Hamad
signed and the wording in this was copied almost ver
batim from the document in which Shaikh Isa appointed
Shaikh Hamad as Heir Apparent over forty years ago.
The matter of the estate, which is large and affec
ted by family custom, was not touched upon# Shaikh
Abdullah reminded Shaikh Salman that he would have to
give up his seat as President of the Muharraq Municipality
and as President of the Minors* Department. It was
agreed
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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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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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- IOR/R/15/1/368
- Title
- 'File 19/218 (C 84) Bahrain Succession'
- Pages
- 77r:85v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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