'File 26/94 (F 26) Mohammerah; Shaikh Khazal's offer re: building of Ahwaz Consulate' [‎93v] (200/292)

■ Jiavo nofooimci" t3ie Bhe3-li "btj lorm#
bribery or 'bo call It, b» uho Raas , s nane n ul 3aJhma•t ,,
/olains for sorvicus or tiroiiblatis oojecbionable encnirSi in
prinoip^LCand in "the pro Bent c^so "to no porsonally repiiloiVG#
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II. The altematiive to squar^^/o'ie iiala is to l r noro hini,
iiiain'oain ovx present claiiis, njid ]***& t>iie Siieldi and uh.e kais
00 colvo "tho dileamia before olxai of cJ.ioice between accepting
otir ra^^pnable proposals an-i sacrificing some der^rea of cor-
diality oiir relations to t: eir ovm pecimiar^r interesros#
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Tlie Shekh left to liiiiself ./ould I uj.diii: ciiooae the for ur #
■j?he ioais v/ill be governed by Ms ovm interestsas ho con a. 1 ives
tlicn and iia^ in turn govern the Shell's decision,
12# The Kais lias tiro ains, one to uake svire of sojiu money no\t,
the other to secure a lar^e income in ti.ie future by obtainlflff'
the contrp.cts for labour and matorial for the building#
On tJie lat-oor head I declined to r:ive him any assurance ^
and shall continue to decline to do so»
"lie question is does he tiiink that in the case of arriving
at the point of building ho can by one moans or another
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compel us to euploy hiiu
If he does we liave only to hold ^in tlie matter of the terns
of the lease and in tho end rather lot the affair fall ttoxggh^
he iriLll forco their acceptance on trie Shekh #
On the other iiand if he thinM it possible -oliat in the aiild-*-
in^ work .re \flll be able to ignore him and laaJse ourown ai^ranr^o-
1 then he vrill certainly not stir a hand to secure our
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daiiaiids at tho pro sent Juncture, and tlie decision will rest
with the Shokh or controlled in aJ.l probability by tlie adverse
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advico of tlio Rais.
IZ 9 r ^.o actual facts of tho case I am unable to doteruine with
absolute certainty uyself. The i^ai^'s pov/ers of secretly e
raisinr; obstructions to v/orh in tiiis country are undoubtedly
very ^reat ?jid his power of assisting Tfork are also very r?roat #
Y/hether or not lie could without showing his Iiand create d
difficulties for us in obtaining ^supplies of bricks lii-i^ etc
in Shushter,and render tho residence of Shushteri or other o
outside labourers in I.asiri difficulty or simply raise rates
agalncrws all round,ho certainly co Id obtain these supplies