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Coll 1/28 'Aden Protectorate, Lahej; conspiracy against the Sultan of Lahej and question of recognition of his eldest son as his successor' [10r] (19/74)
The record is made up of 1 file (37 folios). It was created in 24 Apr 1933-10 Aug 1937. It was written in English. 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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P.z.2871/33.
1
Minute Paper.
POLITICAL
Department.
Please see the passages marked in the
A
Intelligence summaries regarding the election as heir
apparent and attempted assassination of the eldest son
of the Sultan of Lahej.
As explained in the Resident’s despatch of 22nd
March enclosed with the C.O. letter the custom for many
years pa.st in regard to the succession to the Sultanate
has been that after the death of the reigning Sultan
his successor is elected by certain tribal Aqils and
Q,adhis and later recognised officially by the Resident
(unless there are cogent reasons for non-recognition).
As the result of an unsuccessful conspiracy in
1930 to remove the Sultan and arrange the succession of
a member of a rival branch of the ruling family. His
*
Highness made tentative proposals to the
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.
that he
should ensure continuity in the succession by
9
proclaiming his eldest son as heir apparent, but was
advised by Sir Stewart Symes not to do so.
In February of this year, however. His Highness
informed Colonel Reilly that an election had been held
and that Sultan Fadl has been unanimously elected as his
successor. The Resident was about to express
objection to this action which was taken without
consulting him when he heard ol the attempt on Suloan
Fadl’s life which made it impolitic for him to do so.
He therefore confined himself to asking the Sultan ot
Lahej for an explanation of his reasons for departing
from customary practice in regard to the succession. His
Highness replied that the intention was to guard against
strife and dissension in the event of his death.
Colonel Reilly sympathises with the Sultan and sees
considerable advantage in a settlement of the succession
during/
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The file contains papers relating to the attempted assassination of Sultan Fadhl bin Abdul Karim, in response to his being named heir apparent to the Sultanate of Lahej by his father, Sultan 'Abd al Karim II ibn Al Fadhl Al 'Abdali.
The file consists of copies of Political Intelligence Summaries submitted to the Colonial Office by the Protectorate Secretary, and correspondence between the Aden Chief Commissioner, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and the Secretary of the 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. Political Department (John Charles Walton).
The correspondence concerns: the assassination attempt; the petition against the election of Sultan Fadhl bin Abdul Karim; the break from the standard procedure of electing a successor following the death of the incumbent Sultan; discussion of the appropriate response to be issued from the Resident; the punishment of the conspirators, and their eventual deportation to the Seychelles. The Aden Chief Commissioner had initially proposed deportation to Zanzibar or Palestine, but this was overruled by the Secretary of State for the Colonies, 'owing to risk of intrigues'.
At folios 24-27 is a communication from the Resident regarding the custom of tribal succession in the Aden Protectorate, providing a brief summary of successions in the early twentieth century.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of the correspondence contained within the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (37 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 37; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Coll 1/28 'Aden Protectorate, Lahej; conspiracy against the Sultan of Lahej and question of recognition of his eldest son as his successor'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:2v, 4r:36v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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