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'Assurances, Undertakings and Agreements, Etc., Made by Certain Chiefs and Khans of Southern Persia with the British Government and Certain British Trading Companies' [‎87] (97/104)

The record is made up of 1 volume (52 folios). It was created in 1926. It was written in English, Persian and French. 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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Company's boundaries and should they or any of their flocks meet with an accident
(which God forbid), the Company shall not be responsible.
Artide 5. —All houses, shops, etc., which the Company may build on land sold
as above or temporarily occupied shall be free of all local taxes. The Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. or
his representatiyes shall have no right to collect taxes from any of the people
employed by the Company or temporarily permitted to settle on the land in their
possession.
Article 6.—The Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. undertakes to give all the protection in his power to
the Company and to their staff and labourers in any part of his territory from theft,
highway robbery, assault, etc.
Similarly the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. undertakes to protect all the property of the Company
and of their employes which may be exposed to wilful damage or to possible loss or
theft.
Article 7.—Por this purpose (as long as the Persian Government have not
detailed regular forces in accordance with the Company's concession) it is further
agreed that the Company, in consultation with the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. and with the knowledge
of the Persian Government, shall appoint permanent trustworthy guards at
whatever place they may wish to work under a reliable Persian of good family
whose pay and that of the guards shall be provided and fixed by the Company in
consultation with the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. and who shall remain there summer and winter.
If, in spite of the efforts of the said guards, theft shall occur, the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. under
takes to recover the property stolen and to compensate the Company foi any
damage sustained in his territory. In the event of the non-recovery of the stolen
property, the v^alue thereof shall be deducted by the Company from the sums due to
the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. .
The number of guards at any place where the Company may operate shall be
fixed by the Company in consultation with the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. and with the knowledge of
the Persian Government.
It shall be the duty of the above-mentioned head of the guards to keep order
in the areas in his charge to such extent as the Company may order him : he shall
have no right to interfere in any disputes among the Company s servants unless
asked by the Company to do so.
In case of misconduct, the said guards are subject to dismissal or fine by the
Company. In the event of any heavier punishment being needed, the offender shall
be handed over to the representative of the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. and the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. undertakes that
punishment shall be inflicted and to use his utmost endeavour to uphold the
authority of the Company's employees, thereby avoiding unnecessary trouble to both
parties of this contract.
Article 8—Until oil is exported by the pipe-line from the said territories, the
Company shall pay to the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. the sum of one thousand English pounds per
annum payable half yearly from the 21st March in arrears.
Article 9 —Should the Company succeed in finding oil in paying quantities in
the said territories and as soon as oil is exported by the pipe-line, the Company
aeree to pav to the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. a further sum of one thousand English pounds annually,
making a total sum of two thousand English pounds annually. ^
Whenever the Company decide to issue shares to the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. in any new company
or companies which may be formed for the extraction of oil m the said territories
(including those covered by the agreement of the Company with the Kashkuli
Khans), the said Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. shall be granted three shares out of every hundreu shares
issued by such company or companies. These shares will be issued m the name of
the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. and the dividends that may thereafter be declared annually by the said
company or companies shall be paid annually to the Ilkham. ^
The above shares shall be paid by the Company to the Ilkham in return for
the protection and assistance he has undertaken to provide for the Company 8 staff
and W on tle condition that he has in fact provided it, but it is hereby agreed
that the said amount of two thousand English pounds shall cease to be paid after
the first declaration of a dividend on the shares.
The Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. hereby undertakes not to sell, mortgage, transfer or otherwise
dispose of such shares, if issued, and in order that such shares may permanently

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This volume is a printed report, published by the Government of India Press (Calcutta: 1926), constituting a collection of assurances, undertakings and agreements made by chiefs and Khans of Southern Persia with the British Government and trading companies between 1898 and 1922. The volume is marked 'Confidential' on the front cover and contains a table of contents (folios 4-5). The agreements, some appearing in both Persian and English, are ordered by serial number and they include:

  • No. 1: Undertaking Given by Certain Notables of Luristan in regard to the Construction of Cart Road through Part of their Territory (8 June 1911);
  • No. 2: Correspondence regarding Right of Option Granted to Persian Railway Syndicate by Persian Government for Construction of Certain Railway Lines (9 February 1913, 4 March 1913, and 10 January 1920);
  • No. 3: Memorandum Regarding Concessions for Roads and Railways in South-West Persia up to 1917 (1917);
  • No. 4: Persian Transport Company's Concession for the Construction of a Commercial Road Between Ahwaz and Tehran and the Establishment of a Transport Service thereon (5 August 1890);
  • No. 5: Compensation for Loss of Pilotage Fees, Amounting to Ts. 2000 per annum to be paid to Haidar Khan, Hayat Daudi [Ḥaydar Khān Ḥayāt Dāwūdī], C I E (12 February 1920 and 26 February 1920);
  • No. 6: Agreement Concluded between Messrs. Lynch Bros. and certain Bakhtiari Chiefs for the Construction and Maintenace of a Road from Ahwaz to Isfahan and Shushter [Shushtār] to Isfahan (3 March 1898);
  • No. 7: D'Arcy Oil Concession (28 May 1901);
  • No. 7(a): Translation of the D'Arcy Oil Concession (28 May 1901);
  • No. 8: Agreement Between D'Arcy Syndicate and the Bakhtiari (15 November 1905);
  • No. 8(a): Refusal of Persian Government to Recognize Agreement between the D'Arcy Syndicate and the Bakhriaris (12 January 1906);
  • No. 8(b): Notes on the Bakhtiari Agreement of November 15 1905 (20 October 1906);
  • No. 9: Agreement between Mr W[illiam] K[nox] D'Arcy and the Kili Sayyeds (1 October 1906);
  • No. 10: Agreement between the Oil Company and H. E. Shahab-Es-Sultaneh, Ilbegi [Shihāb al-Sulṭānah Īlbagī] of the Bakhtiar (25 March 1907);
  • No. 11: Land Agreement between the Oil Company and the Bakhtiari Khans (15 May 1911);
  • No. 11(a): Power-of-Attorney Appointing Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Muhtesham [ Sardār Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Muḥtasham] and Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Bahadur [ Sardār Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Bahādur] as Agents of the Bakhtiari Khans (1910);
  • No. 11(b): The Bakhtiari Khans' Orders to their Tribesmen Regarding the Oil Company's Employees (May 1911);
  • No. 11(c): Undertaking made by the Bakhtiari Khans regarding the Kili Sayyeds (May 1911);
  • No. 12: Agreement for Protection of Pipe-Line (28 April 1911);
  • No. 13: Supplementary Agreement between Mr W K D'Arcy and the Kili Sayyeds (10 February 1911);
  • No. 14: Agreement between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and Parwiz Khan, Gunduzlu [Parvīz Khān Gunduzlū] (20 February 1911);
  • No. 15: Agreement between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Wali of Pusht-i-Kuh (19 September 1919);
  • No. 16: Land Aquisition Agreement between Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Bakhiairi Khans (20 April 1921);
  • No. 17: Agreement between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and Haidar Khan, C I E, of Hayat Daud (6 October 1921, 22 October 1921, and 13 November 1921);
  • No. 18: Agreement between the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Kashkuli [Kashkūlī] Khans (14 October 1921);
  • No. 19: Agreement between Anglo-Persian Oil Company and the Ilkhani The paramount chief of certain tribes in south west Iran. of the Qashgais (20 May 1922).
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1 volume (52 folios)
Arrangement

The assurances, agreements and undertakings compiled in this volume are arranged according to serial number from 1 to 18. These appear roughly in chronological order.

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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover, and terminates at the inside back cover; 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. The volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.

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