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'QATAR SUCCESSION' [7r] (13/102)
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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11
Extract from Bahrain Intelligence Summary no#
for Period 1st to 15th June# 1946.
Paragraph 133#
” Dr# Steele visited Qatar on the 8th June, He
attended Shaikh Abdullah bin Qasim al Thani on the 9th and daily
during the following week. He found him suffering from an
attack of mumps, slight eczema of the feet, and diabetes.
Dr. Steele gave a course of injections. The Shaikh is a strong
old man who responds to treatment wonderfully, and will he need
at his age.
Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah, who also has diabetes, seem
ed to be in good health and made his usual request for
aphrodisiacs. Hamad*s second hobby is collecting drugs of ail
sorts and storing them in his room, He has a fine collection
of portable medicine chests including a Moroccan leather German
made one. This, however, did not prevent him from purloining a
bottle of haemoglobil from behind his father*s back.* Dr. Steele
caught him at it, but he put his finger to his lips enjoining
silence on the doctor. M
Extract from Bahrain Intelligence Summary No. 12
for period 16th to 30th June, 1946
Pa^E^ph^Np, 131.
u 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.
*s journey to ^atar was performed
by launch to Zagreet, where P.C.L. are fast reconditioning their
camp for their operations this winter. He stayed the night with
Mr. Dickson of P.C.L. and the following day continued by car to
Dohah. There 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.
stayed in the house of Saleh al
Man*ah. It was sc very hot and flyblown in the afternoons but
the evenings were pleasant enough.
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.
called on Shaikh Abdullah who seemed
not too well and found the climb to the third floor room a great
effort, and having climbed there wexaciia^ could not sit in comfort
because it was too windy. All the excitement caused a rise in
the Shaikh*s temperature and his absence from the dinner which
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.
attended that evening. It was a good dinner
at which Shaikh Hamad sat on alone stuffing himself with fat and
rice long after everybody else has left the meal. The Political
Agent took meals with the other leading families, the Darwish
and the al Man*ah.
The purpose of the visit was to discuss points in
the old hardy annual case of
Zubarah
18th-century town located 105 km from Doha.
, the ownership of certain
shoals, and assistance to P.C.L. Some progress was made. 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.
returned by the same route as he had followed on the
outward journey
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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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- Title
- 'QATAR SUCCESSION'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 10r:10v, 14r:24v, 26r:26v, 31r:33v, 35r:39v, 41r:46v, 48r:50v, back-i, back
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