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'File 26/106 IV (F 48) Arabistan and Luristan Miscellaneous' [‎2r] (12/496)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (246 folios). It was created in 4 Jun 1921-12 Sep 1922. It was written in English and French. 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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Reference your S.D.0/3 dated 18- -21.
I regret th-'it on political grounds I cannot see iqy w ^y
to approaching the Sheikh or indeed any other Mohamedfin on thie
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subject. During luy stay in the Kast I have never heard of such a
preposition, which is calculated to offend deeply the susceptibi- '
lities of orthodox kohammedans*
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If the i .ilit iry Authorities are* really coiapelled to
raise xaoaey in this laannor the only course wouid appear to be to
pull dewn the building ^ind conceal the faot that it was ever a
j osque. Otherwise the obvious course is to leave the buildings
standin^ for the use of pil^r4ms or others who may have occasion
to visit the site of the Camp*
In th jfc conneotion I would inlrite ycur at teat ion to the
fact that for 5 years and iiiore the brick house which has been used
as the headquarters of the Garrison and belongs to the Sheikh of
j oh^m .erah has been occupied rent free, and to insist on extr^ctin^
the uttermost in this manaer is likely to effect the
prestige of the British Gov.^rnment• I shall be fcjlad if you will
be good enough to represent this view to the Authority which is
directing the dismantling of the Camp.
Sgd. E.G.B.Peel.
H. i * s Vice Consul,
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Ahwaz, 19th Kay 1921.
Copy with copy of the maaorandum to which it is a reply
forwarded to the iion'ble The Political Kesident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
liushire, for information.
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The volume contains correspondence pertaining to British interests and activities in the region of Arabistan in Persia. The correspondents include Eardley Peel, Vice Consul at Ahwaz, Percy Cox, High Commissioner at Baghdad, Cecil Lincoln, Acting Consul for Arabistan at Mohammerah [Korramshahr], Arthur Trevor, 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, Percy Loraine, British Minister at Tehran, and various Persian Government employees.

The issues covered by the documents include:

  • status and allegiances of tribes (especially Chanana, Bani Lam, Bakhtiyari, and Khasraj) and their leaders, including grazing rights, and payment of 'koda' , a kind of tax levied on grazing;
  • what is to be done with a stock of rifles left over from a voluntary 'rifle club' formed during the First World War that has now disbanded;
  • appointment and eventual resignation of the Governor-General at Mohammerah;
  • redefining of the Persia-Iraq border;
  • British concern about Bolshevik influence in Persia;
  • the conduct of Abdul Majid, Deputy Governor of Mohammerah;
  • the attack by Kuhgilu tribesmen on a detachment of Persian troops sent to police Arabistan and the subsequent accusations against Britain for being behind it;
  • alleged intrigues between Sheikh Khazal [Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī] of Mohammerah and Ibn Sa‘ud;
  • the smuggling of currency out of Persia and into Iraq.
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1 volume (246 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically. At the beginning (folio 1c) is a subject index arranged alphabetically, with folio numbers referring to the main folio sequence described in Physical Characteristics.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: sequence is written in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins with the first telegram, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 264. Foliation errors: there is no folio 1, just 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d; no folios 5-6, 18-19, 57-65, 68-77; folio 121 is followed by 121A.

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