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'QATAR SUCCESSION' [27r] (53/102)
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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ConfidenHaL
BAH ft A tN RECEIPT.
TranFlation :
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, Gompassionate.
M I no ^ seek, as far as I can, save after reform;
my success is dependent on none save Allah, on Whom
I rely and unto Whom I return (in the hereafter)" -
A verse from Koran.
fou “ May God bless you - are aware that to every state
or Kingdom there is an heir-apparent and that it is more
to the interest of the government, the state and the people
to have their affairs organised to adapt to the necessity of
the state of affairs and the circumstances. With this
object in view, I haVe decided to appoint one of my sons,
in whom I find aptitude and efficiency, and whom you first
choose by yourselves, as my successor. After you have
chosen one and I have agreed to him and after I have
nominated him and obtained your acknowledgement of him
as my successor, I will delcare him as my heir-apparent.
It is, therefore, for this reason that I have summoned you
to display to you my intention, relying, in so doing, on
Allah,'Glorified be he, who is the leader to what is good,
who giveth success to who resorts to Him and Who failth
who prides in any one besides Him. And as I see none of my
sons is more suitable for succession than Ali, I ask you
your views wishing you to inform me df your feelings
towards this matter, so that I g/ny know that the action
is based on sound reasoning, discernment of facts and
truthful intention. Nothing acceptable to Allah save
truth and faithfulness in work. We pray to God to help us
unto what is good and unto a commendable ending and to
make our work suGGessful. ' May He guida who becomes the
successor to this Sheikhdom to what will contribute
beneficially to ourselves, our religion, our country,
our people and to all muslims.
Dated, 24th Sha’ban, 1367 (30.6.48).
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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)
- Arrangement
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.
- Physical characteristics
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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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/R/15/2/609
- Title
- 'QATAR SUCCESSION'
- Pages
- 27r:30v
- Author
- Al Thani, Shaikh Abdullah bin Jassim bin Mohammed
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- Public Domain