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'File 26/94 (F 26) Mohammerah; Shaikh Khazal's offer re: building of Ahwaz Consulate' [125r] (268/292)
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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No. Of 1909.
H.B.M.'s Consulate,Aiiwaz
of iyQ9
To,
H.B.M.'s
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.
in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
Sir,
Ahwaz,
9-2-09
Bushire
I have the honour to bring to your notice that on my
return here I found that building had been begun by the orders
of Shekh Khaz'al on ground adjoining the site of the proposed
Consulate.
Only a single wall has been begun and no work has been done
since my return,but if completed t e building will stand on the
left front of the Consulate, (Vide attached plan.)
2. It is not impossible ti at the work may have been done with
the express idea of forcing our hand in the matter of the
Cousulaie site and causing us to commit ourselves by making a
protest, I Lave taken no notice of t ,e affair,and as I have saicL
the work has been discontinued.
In any further negotiations with the Shekh it might oe well
to stipulate eituer that we should have control over the whole
of the land oetween the Diwan Khanah and tne Muin ut Tujjar'a ^
Garden,or that while the ground left omt of tne Consulate site
on either side may be left free for the passage of the Public
to and from the River it shall not oe built on except in
accordance with specific consent from us.
3. Since writing the above closer examination has shown me
that the wall put up by the Shekh lies,if not on or inside our
proposed boundary,at any rate very close to it. It is impossiol^
to settle the point exactly without revealing one's interest in
the matter to the Puijlic,by taking measurements,wnich I am
unwilling to do at the present stage.
I nave/the honour to oe,
Sir,
Your most ooec
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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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- 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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