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'File 19/218 (C 84) Bahrain Succession' [62r] (125/210)
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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c .f • Govt, of
India's despatch
No . 194 dated
27-^0.1696 •
* ¥.o. 44.
h*>t
c.fbetter from
the .^vt. of India
No. 205-S.i.
dsied 7.2.
by the
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.
that M a more decided
position in Bahrain" should be taken and that an
intimation should be made that the "status of Bahrain
towards the Government of India is identical with that
of protected Nstive States in India*. It was pointed
that the intention was to establish an exclusive
protectorate over Bahrain. The Government of India
were not in favour of this surest ion and held that
in view of the existing Treatv engagements with Bahrain
our position in respect of Bahrain did not stand in
need of revision: while it was a maxim of general
policy to avoid interference in the internal affairs
of a Chiefship and particularly in dynastic disputes.
It was, however decided to support the recognition of
Shaikh Hamad on the grounds that the weakness of Shaikh
Ssa^ rule had given rise in the past to intrigues for
the restoration of the exiled branch of his family and
that in the event of the succession remaining undecided
there might have been risk of disturbances, on the
Shaikhs death, which would have been detrimental to
British interests.
*
5. The Secretary of State in his despatch dated 16th
December 1696 expressed the approval of Kis L-Iajesty's
Government to the proposed recognition of Shaikh Eamad»
The decision was conveyed to
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.
on 7th
February 1699 and he was told at the same time that,
without extending a British protectorate over Bahrain,
the Government of India were "prepared to consider
proposals to improve the arrangement for the discharge
of local political auties in the island".
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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