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'File 26/94 (F 26) Mohammerah; Shaikh Khazal's offer re: building of Ahwaz Consulate' [53r] (119/292)
The record is made up of 1 volume (143 folios). It was created in 29 Jan 1905-8 Dec 1909. It was written in English and Persian. 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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VO
Bushire
June 23rd 1^05
•(g)
i'Iy dear Russell,
Please refer "bo your demi-official letter of 1st March.
and to rny letter to which it was a reply, regarding the
Shaikh of Mohammerah's desire to obtain rifles and to get
Gfovernment to accept a mortgage on his property.
I enclose copies of 2 demi-official letters from
McDouall. The first, dated a th Sepatember l o 04, is about
the arms.
I had just left Bushire on tour when this arrived, and
it was opened and kept by Trevor,and subsequently,before
returning to Bushire I visited Ahwaz and the question of
the arms was broached to me verbally. I think the letter
might be kept on record in case the Shaikh should ever
revert to the subject. I did not know of it until after I
addressed Mr Praser on 2^th January last.
The second enclosure is Mr. McDouall's reply to my letter
sending him the purport of your communication of 21st April
Please note the last sentence. My recollection was that
only the question of mortgage on the site of the Consulate
had been discussed, but I have no doubt McDouall is correct
The Shaikh's object,no doubt, in wishing to mortgage
his lands to Crovernment is, on the one hand, to hedge
against
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The volume contains correspondence relating to plans and a proposal to build a British consulate at Ahwaz. The correspondents include: Percy Cox, Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. at Bushire; David Lorimer and Lieutenant James Gabriel Lancaster Ranking, Vice-Consul and Acting Vice-Consul for Arabistan at Ahwaz, respectively; William McDouall, Consul for Arabistan at Mohammerah [Korramshahr]; Arthur Hardinge, British Minister at Tehran; and the Foreign Department of the Government of India.
The documents cover a prolonged discussion over the details of the plans for the site, including responsibility for the building and financing of the project, rent, and a claim by Moin ut-Tujjar that the land belongs to him. Also contained in the volume is the response to Sheikh Khazal's [Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī] request to purchase rifles from the British government.
Folios 16 and 125a are sketch plans of the proposed site.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (143 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning of the volume (folio 1c) is a subject index, in no particular order and with no folio references.
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Foliation: The volume is foliated from the front cover to the inside back cover, using circled pencil numbers positioned in the top-right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . An original pagination system runs through the volume, which uses blue/black pencil numbers in the top-left corners of versos and the top-right corners of rectos.
The following foliation anomalies occur: 1a, 1b, 1c, 41a, 103a, 103b, 103c, 105a, 125a, 130a, 130b. Folio 110 is missing.
Foldouts: folios 16, 26.
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- 'File 26/94 (F 26) Mohammerah; Shaikh Khazal's offer re: building of Ahwaz Consulate'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 1ar:1cv, 2r:15v, 17r:41v, 41ar:41av, 42r:45r, 46r:74v, 77r:103v, 103ar, 103br:103cv, 104r:105v, 105ar:105av, 106r:107v, 108v:109v, 111r:130v, 130ar:130bv, 131r:134v, back-i
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