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'QATAR SUCCESSION' [‎5r] (9/102)

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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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SECRET.
AIH MIL ,
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT,
New Delhi.
The 3rd August, 1944*
D.O.No. D.9670-M.E./44 .
Dear Prior,
Y/ill you please refer to your demi-official endorsment
No. 679-S dated the 4th July 1944 ?
We have read, with much interest, Hickinbotham*s
note on the Bahrain-Qatar Agreement dated the 17th June, 1944.
It has been suggested that one inducement, working on both Shaikhs
to reach an agreement may have been the feeling that they could
not afford to maintain this quarrel in face of Ibn Saud's
growing power and possible agression on <4atar boundaries from
the South.
But it is a little disturbing to note that Shaikh
Hamad, who refused to affix the seal to the document ( and
it never was affixed), is the heir-presumptive to ^atar;
and we should be glad of your views on the possible effect of this
circumstance on Bahrain-Qatar relations at a later date-
I am sending a copy of this to Peel.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/- O.K.CAROE.
The Hobble Sir Geoffrey Prior, K.C-I.E#,
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. in the Persian gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
B U 3 H I R E.
CONFIDENTIAL .
D.O.No. C/138.
Dear Caroe,
Please refer to your demi-official No. D.9670-MS/44
dated the 3rd August, 1944.
I do not think that fear of Ibn Saud had any effect on
the reconciliation. I think that both sides were heartily sick
of the quarrel and glad to find a solution which involved the
Hast loss of face. Hickinbotham has just been over here, and
I consulted him. He agrees with the view expressed above, and
says that the Saudis do not seem to have taken any action at all
over the frontier incident.
2. Nor do I attach any importance to the document being
signed and not sealed. Hamad could not go back on his father 1 s
signature and in any case he was not asked to sign it the second Rk
day when it was actually executed. Once the agreement had been
acted on it would be considered as binding on both parties, and
Hamad could not repudiate it later.
Office of 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. ,
Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
Camp, Shiraz.
The 25th August, 1944.
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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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