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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' [33r] (65/74)
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. 1469/33)
SECRET .
Extract from Aden Political Intelligence Summary No.
319 for week ending 21st February, 1933.
I, ADEN PROTECTOR AT hi .
2260. An attempt was made on the life of SULTAN FADH1,
the elder son of His Highness the SULTAN of LAHEJ on the
night of 19th February. Two pistol shots were fired at
him at close quarters, one penetrating an eye, and the
other the groin. SULTAN FADHL is progressing
satisfactorily. The perpetrator of the deed who was the
nephew of the AtJR of DIP AL AMIR was killed on the
spot by SULTAN AHMED BIN MEHDI, FADHL'S cousin.
The deed is supposed to have been instigated by
members of other branches of His Highness's family who
were opposed to the election of His Highness's son as
Heir Apparent.
Several arrests have been made, chief among whom
are SULTANS 'ALI and FADHL, sons of the late SIR AHMED
FADHL, K.C.S.I., and SULTAN AHMED MUNASSAR who are accused
of being responsible for the conspiracy (vide paragraph
1120 ).
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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'
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- 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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