ملف رقم ٣٨٩٣ لسنة ١٩١٢ "بلاد فارس: خانات بختياري وطريق لينش؛ العلاقات بين بختياري والمحمرة" [ظ‎‎٣‎١] (٣٠٨/٦٧)

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Shaikh and Bakhtiari. I take it you have not yet received despatches
advised in my telegrams 215 and 216. ^ es
In the meantime, I offer the following further observations :
Firstly. With reference to the alleged lack of authority of Ilkhani to con- 4
elude sale of lands. In addition to Tehran Khans’ telegram 22nd March o' *
which Ilkhani acted, I am given to understand that further explicit instructions
were sent to Sardar Jang by qasid from Ispahan authorising sale, and that these
instructions were shown to Shaikh by Ilkhani. Apart from this Murtaza Oul’
Khan has I believe full authority to act for the Samsam in all matters appertain 1
ing to the latter’s land. Fpenam
Secondly .—Since conclusion of transaction between Shaikh and [an?
Tehran Khan s have already been in direct telegraphic communication with the
bhaikh asking for money to be remitted to them direct. Sardar Muhtasham has
telegraphed in similar sense regarding Aqili payment. Matters are thus under
direct negotiation between the parties and there seems no reason why we should
intervene unless it be to uphold the agreement. The Shaikh’s son and Haii
Rais were due to leave Ahwaz about May 8th for Ramuz to meet Sardar Tamr
and Arnir Mujahid in order to settle final details of present settlement which is
understood to include other matters besides the two above mentioned.
Telegram P., No. 254-883, dated 16th May 1913,
From—The Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,
To His Majesty’s Minister, Tehran. (Repeated Grey 883).
precedes this?" 111 ® ^ ‘ n COntinuation of ^ te,e g ram N °- *53 which immediately
The idea is inevitably suggested by the tactics of the Khans at Tehran that
His Majesty s Legation is being made use of by them merely in the hope that
tney may squeeze a slightly larger sum out of the Shaikh than Sardar lane
The mi t0 ext0rt - u am afra,d if the assent which was arrived at wiih
the Ilkhani cannot be supported by Your Excellency, he will become still more
discontented with this position. He will however be able to explain matted to
you an t e Khans in person as he is now on his way to summer quarters.
11 od^rIn nloT 0 ’' 3 tha * ' Sh ° U,d r" 112 P ressure t0 bear °n the Shaikh to pay
agreed but th! WaT n V "T" 1 Up ° n which he and th e Ilkhani
follows reasons !- P 65 SUCh 3 P roceedin g very difficult for the
(a) I * a f been instructed to approach the Shaikh soon on the question
territory AnS °" PerSlan 0 ’ Co ‘ npan > , ’ s desire to bore for oil in his
W
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Ha Mnk PaSha ’ S IT awkward reservation regarding that portion of the
has toT" 3 ^ fr0n . tIer " rh,ch most immediately concerns the Shaikh
has to be communicated to the latter by me. ’
Hi whf toe a r S P ? tan t Cei !- iUSt f n0 r b T g S0U S ht by ns in connection
With the reconstruction of the telegraph line and railway survey.
is probable aKo that in a short time it will be necessary for us to
temt^TTf T g r 0t,at !°" s " ith him in . order ^ acquire land in his
teintones for the railway line and terminus.
These are all matters requiring delicate handling and if simultanemislv I am
to bring pressure to bear on him to make him comply w th ^se extortidnaS
important Bntoh LccIt ^ the ^-It^nnot but be that he o h r
important British interests to which allusion is made will be prejudiced.
forla^w^riH 0 ?/' 10 Ul ; h0 'l the uf XOrbitant P rice demanded by the Khans
example when we wi^ li ’ T be ab e t0 , blame the Shaikh if be followed their
example when we wish to purchase railway lands from him.