Coll 29/73 'Ahwaz: grant of compensation to the Shaikh of Mohammerah on account of money he advanced towards the building of a consulate at Ahwaz'

Content

The file concerns the British Consulate site and buildings at Ahwaz, rented from the Shaikh of Mohammerah.

The file covers:

• affairs of Shaikh of Mohammerah with the Persian Government, 1933
• payment of compensation to Shaikh of Mohammerah for the loss of a sum of money advanced by him in 1924 for the construction of the new Ahwaz Consulate buildings, 1934
• disposal of Consulate building materials at Ahwaz, 1933
• death of Shaikh of Mohammerah, 1936
• late Sheikh of Mohammerah's property in Kuwait, 1936.

The file is composed of correspondence between the Shaikh of Mohammerah, the British Legation at Tehran, the Foreign Office, the 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. , the Treasury, the Office of Works, and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Kuwait.

Extent and format

1 file (164 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 166; 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/3649

Former external reference(s)

Coll 29/73

History of this record

Date(s)

3 Aug 1933-4 Sep 1936 (CE, Gregorian)

People & organisations

British Legation, TehranForeign OfficePersian Gulf Political ResidencyBritish Consulate, AhwazEmir of MohammerahHM TreasuryHM Office of Works, LondonPolitical Agent, Kuwait

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Coll 29/73 'Ahwaz: grant of compensation to the Shaikh of Mohammerah on account of money he advanced towards the building of a consulate at Ahwaz', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3649, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000648.0x0000d3> [accessed 13 May 2024]

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