[1] A 1997 New York Times article stated that some unnamed western diplomats believed that the coup could have only been planned with knowledge and acquiescence from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

According to the documentary, the crux of the operation would see armed men place Emir Hamad under house arrest at his residence off of Al Rayyan Road.

According to Qatari intelligence, this change was at the behest of Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was then chief of the Emirati armed forces.

Furthermore, Qatari intelligence documents claimed that, after having assuming full command of Qatar's military facilities, the plotters would send for assistance to militias in Saudi Arabia.

[1] According to Al Jazeera, a former French army commander Paul Barril was contracted and supplied with weapons by the UAE to carry out the coup operation in Qatar.

[7] In an investigation conducted by the Qatari media organization Al Jazeera, Fahad Al-Malki, a key member of the coup attempt, was interviewed.