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'QATAR SUCCESSION' [42r] (83/102)
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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PERSIAN GULF
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
RESIDENCY
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
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Bahrain,
Slst January, 1949. .A '
Please refer to your semi-official letter No.
C/R-37 of the 24th January on the subject of the
recognition of Ali as heir-apparent of the Ruler of
Qatar.
2. I am inclined to think that we should ajxrbde to
Shaikh Abdullah's request, if received lp^*Titing, if only
because in 1935 we recognised Shaikhjlaitiad as heir-apparent
in return for a definite quid pr o ^qifo vide Fowle's letter
C/129 of the 11th Nay, 1935,.^tp^haikh Abdullah, and even
if there is no danger of the shaikh's claiming that his
part of the agreement is now null and void, I feel that
we are to some extent under an obligation to allow him to
substitute Ali for Hamad now that the latter has died.
3. Ali is not as strong a character as Hamad, but he
is not obviously disqualified from the rulership by mental
deficiency or anything of that sort and might well prove
a more satisfactory Ruler than his father from our point
of view. The fact of our recognition would probably prevent
the succession being disputed and in any case in the event
of a dispute we are absolved from any obligation to
interfere by paragraph 6 of Fowle's letter to the Ruler
already referred to.
4. Unless therefore you have anything further to urge
I am proposing to recommend to the Foreign Office that Ali
should be recognised by His Majesty's Government as heir-
apparent to Shaikh Abdullah provided as a minimum Ali signs an
agreement to accept the Treaty of 1916 (and possibly other
agreements) similar to that signed by Hamad in 1935 and the
only point which I am now considering is whether we ought
not to take the opportunity of endeavouring to obtain from
the Ruler his written consent to the bringing into force of
one or all of the Articles of the 1916 Treaty held in abeyance
by Sir Percy Cox's letter of the 3rd November, 1916.. I should
be grateful for your early views on this suggestion.
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C.J. Pelly, Esq., C.B.E.,
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.
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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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- IOR/R/15/2/609
- 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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