"الملف 26/185 V (F 96) شيخ المحمرة" [و‎‎٩‎٧] (٤٧٢/٢٠١)

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My Loxxi f
British Embassy
Tehran,
30th June, 1944.
letter addpeLiS'to 1 ™ m'tto ' SSW. 0 ' '
of tto lete Sheikh WeirJ 1 ^
I Cha8aib do «f not refer specifically to the
2.
that ^to , Briti^ i GoY0r^^ a ur V ^ 8 ^ ep ^ ^ Accurate stateme
i^p-a^ane« nf fha .-"S 01 ? 0 ? 11 ^ ®iaranteed the internal
late^Sheikii Khagt*^?^ « ^ &n ^ promised to support the
itjid is d^^-vftd frnm tS Cfi ? in? hei ?xA 18 P?^ a8 concerning tieir father f s
of Ma^erLi Iftqq iqi Q- Ween - G ?y® rnn5 ® nt ^ the Sheikh
arw rnt^r. thl* *2 * pnnted at Calcutta in 1919, and it seems at
tiS ff++ ° ur ? 0U8 , t { iat there is no mention of Colonel Knox* letter in
the l et ter aigped by Sir ftrcy Cox, addressed to the Stoikh on the list
Tuf^* a ^ e ? "eeks after Colonel Knox appears to haTe
iritten. ihe Knox document certainly does allude to the continuancl of
the assurance^ to the male heirs of the late Sheikh, without ariv
ffis^je^s^e^^^ 011 0f ■ aUCCe830r8 With lbB approTal of
^ therefore r be grateful to be info]
document alleged to have,been signed oy Colonel Knox is
not. arri if -• i.-^ x
informed whether the
iotr«a u ■saj.-.-rpr.SibKT: artifSd'oSTtSriSSftCid
uri+fe S 1 " 8 ^ observations which the GoTernment of India
^derX ??! ^? t5° T i L^/ 3eriding • a c ?py of tbi8 despatch
J June,1944)/concerning the two documents
e ^ on the negotiations between the
^^^ersian Government and Sheikn Chassib which are now in progress,
I have the honour to be,
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/ Xour Lordship^ most obedient, humble servant,
I
sd:
His Excellency,Fieldmarshal
|be Viscount iwell.G*G.B.,C*M.G*.M.G. f
'iceroy &. Grovernor-General,
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Basra,Iraq,June 11.'441
His Excellency ■
H»fi»Mjhnba83aaor 9
Tehran. Tr,n.
Excellency,^
I have the honour to report that the family of Sheikh
Khazal has been and still are loyal to British Grovemment, There is
59 one «ho can deny this loyalty of this family. Modern history in
dicates a word in Ihis regard for the excellent services done during
the last larld war by the late father of this family, which cannot
be enumerated. He died with full enthusiasm and love to his ally
Great Britain, his offsprings as well have the same loyalty ana
love in their hearts. J J
It appears that circumtances hawe not been in favour of
this family in order to enable them to manifest theit loyalty, but
on the other hand they can see no reason why they should be encountere
with such stiffness and lack of facilities by the British Government
officials. Furthermore, they have a pact which includes the following:
The British Government undertakes ana guarantees our internal indepe-
ndtnce in Arabistan and at the same time undertakes not to toueh our
properties amd lands, that are in Iran with any misueage or/
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