To block a Sudeiri restoration, he initially grouped together a number of marginalized, likeminded princes. Though Abdullah’s “Allegiance Council” was subject to Sultan’s control, its inclusion of Abdul Aziz’s remaining sons and the sons of his deceased brothers – in particular, King Faisal’s sons – gave the non-Sudeiri princes an institutional base of power.
阿卜杜拉没有嫡亲兄弟。为了防止苏德里兄弟复辟，他最初和众多处于边缘地位但志同道合的王子结盟。尽管阿卜杜拉的“忠诚委员会”（Allegiance Council）由苏丹控制，但该委员会接纳阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹尚在人世的儿子以及他死去的兄弟们的儿子加入&mdash;&mdash;特别是费萨尔国王的儿子&mdash;&mdash;这给非苏德里系王子们提供了权力的制度基础。