مجموعة ٥٢/٣٠(٣) "ملخصات استخباراتية عن البحرين ١٩٤٦" [و‎‎١‎٨‎٢] (٤٧٢/٣٦٥)

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produce ilabrook bin Sanbat before the Political
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(i) Shaikh Hanad bin Abdulla, th^ second son
and heir-apparent of the Ruler of ^atar, died at
12.30 p.n. .on the 27 th ^'lay in the Oil Conpany^s canp
at Dukhan. Death was due to heart failure and
toxaenia following an attack of dysentery.
.early in ioay Shaikh Hamad, who was a
chronic diabetic, obese, and c in poor general health,
was taken ill with a fever and diajrhooa. He was
trated for some days by an Indian doctor from Doha
but as his condition did not improve, Dr. Anderson of
Petroleum Development(Trucial Coast) Limited, was called
m and had him removed to an air-conditioned bungalow
at Dukhan. The patient’s temperature returned to normal
and he seemed to be progressing favourably but about
the 20th May he was seized with severe intractable pains
t an< ^ noc ^ : * Sol. Moody, medical Adviser to
the 1 olitical Resident, was ahked on the evening of the
26th to visit ^atar to consult with Dr. Anderson, but no
plane was available and the P.C.L, launch in which he
travelled did not arrive until 2.30 p.n. on the 27th.
The Political Agent visited ^atar by P.C.L.
plane on the 28th and conveyed the condolence of His
Majesty s Government and the Political Resident to Shaikh
Abdullah and Shaikh Hamad’s family.
Shaikh Ali bin ^bdullah, the eldest son
of the Ruler, is lacking in intelligence and, though
his name has b^on mentioned, it is not certain on whom
the succession is to descend. Shaikh Abdullah is very
old and may die any time.
(ii) Shaikh Abdullah bin ^asim, of ^atar,
has subscribed Rs. 1 , 00 , 000 /- to the fund for helping
the Arabs of Palestine, while Rs,30,000/- was subscribed
by his son, Shaikh Hamad.
129. ROYAL ,,IR FORGL
(i) as a i r facilities are no longer required
at Ralba by either the R.a.F. or civil aviation author
ities, the Political Agent has been authorised to inform
the iuler of Kalba that His liajesty’s Government do not
intend to renew the Kalba air agreement which was signed
in 1936 and is due to lapse in August of this year.
(ii) On the 24th, an .*vro-Anson aircraft was
flown from Sharjah to Bahrain by Group Captain Fairfield
with one Navigator and 6 passengers. It develpped
engine trouble at about half the way and turned back. The
pilot had to crash land it on a reef. No one was hurt
and all passengers put to sea in a dinghy and were
brought into Bahrain next morning.
130. PURLING