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'QATAR SUCCESSION' [‎2r] (3/102)

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The record is made up of 1 file (49 folios). It was created in 18 Jun 1944-28 Jun 1949. 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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Extracts from Note on tour to Qatar dated the 18th June, 1944
was not well and was unable to be present at any of the
interviews which I had with the Shaikh himself. Shaikh
Hamad has had trouble with his teeth for some time past and
I was given to understand that he was seriously ill and had
been living on a milk diet for the last seven days. The
Shaikh alluded to the unfortunate condition of his son and
said that he would like him to come to Bahrain for treatment.
I.pointed out to the Shaikh that the most efficacious way of
achieving his object would be for him, the Shaikh, to write
a personal letter to the Shaikh of Bahrain who I felt would
be likely to give it reasonable consideration and Shaikh
Abdullah said that he would do so, but I am happy to be able
to record that up to the present no such communication has
been made and Bahrain has been spared the difficulties of a
visit in the immediate future of such a troublesome person as
Shaikh Hamad.
2. At the Shaildi f s request I lunched with Abdullah bin
Darwish who is now the right-hand man and co-partner with Shaikh
Hamad in practicallyWery underhand dealing of any magnitude
which takes place in Qatar.
3. The copy was completed of the draft agreement and at
that moment the Shaikh stated quite correctly, for the call to
prayer could be distinctly heard, that he wished to go and say
the evening prayer. He left, but had gone scarcely two
minutes when he send for Saleh bin Mana.
The events now to be detailed did not come to light
immediately but I have no doubt that they are correct. On
Saleh bin Mana leaving the audience room he was instructed by
the Shaikh of Qatar to go to Shaikh Hamad, show him the proposed
agreement, and instruct him to affix the Shaikh of Qatari
seal to the document. It is interesting to note that Shaikh
1 ,
Shaikh Hamad the second son and tl:
ir-presumptive
/ Hamad

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This file concerns the appointment of an heir to Shaikh ‘Abdullāh bin Jāsim Āl Thanī, Ruler of Qatar, following the illness and death of his son and heir-apparent, Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Abdullāh Āl Thānī. Details include: Ḥamad's illness and his role in the settlement of the conflict over Zubarah 18th-century town located 105 km from Doha. (al-Zubārah) between Bahrain and Qatar in 1944; illnesses of both Shaikh ‘Abdullāh and Shaikh Ḥamad in June 1946; reports on the health of Shaikh ‘Abdullāh by Dr G F N Anderson, Medical Officer at Dukhan [Dukhān] for Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited during 1947 (folios 8-13); and the serious illness of Shaikh Ḥamad in May 1948 and his death on 27 May 1948.

After the announcement of Shaikh Ḥamad's death, there follows correspondence concerning the appointment of a successor, including: Shaikh ‘Abdullāh's announcement of his son, Shaikh ‘Alī bin ‘Abdullāh, as his successor (ff 27-30); information regarding the succession of Shaikh ‘Alī in the event of his death (ff 33 and 38); Shaikh ‘Abdullāh's request for His Majesty's Government to recognise Shaikh ‘Alī as his successor (ff 39 and 42-45); and attempts by Shaikh ‘Abdullāh to recover money from Shaikh Ḥamad's account with the Eastern Bank Limited, Bahrain, in 1949 (ff 40-41). Included within the file is a 'Genealogical Tree of the Ruling Family of Qatar' (ff 23-24).

Correspondents within this file include: 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. at Bushire and later at Bahrain; 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. at Bahrain; Olaf Kirkpatrick Kruuse Caroe, External Affairs Department of the Government of India, New Delhi; Ernest Vincent Packer and Basil Henry le Riolet Lermitte, Petroleum Concessions Limited, Bahrain.

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1 file (49 folios)
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The papers are arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file. File notes appear at 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 back cover with 51; 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 incomplete foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 25-45; 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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