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'File 26/185 V (F 96) Shaikh of Mohammerah' [‎150r] (307/472)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (233 folios). It was created in 17 Nov 1939-16 Nov 1946. It was written in English, Arabic 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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Subject:- Shaikh Abciullsh's attack upon Failieh.
H.B.M. Ambassador,
Through Governmen't's Representative, Kuwait,
I have the honour to draw Your Excellency's
a otention to the unpleasant incident caused by Officers of the
Persian Army. Please be assured that members of the Khazal
family and particularly myself consider themselves attached
(protected) to (by) the British Government, We never have
&nd never will take any action contrary to the interests of
H.B.M. Government. We have shown ourselves to be devoted
friends to the Government during our continuous good relations.
The best proof is the forebearance we have shown in face of
the oppressions and the lalse promises made by the Persian
Government. All our fellow-men have received justice but
this family, who are entitled to receive Justice more than
anybody else, still do not know what to do and are in a most
unfortunate position.
Your Excellency must know that if it were not
due to the British Government's political expediency I would
not bear so much oppression but would shed my blood to the
last drop in order that the usurped rights of this family
might be secured and that Arabia might be purged of the
wickedness and oppression of these covetous, despotic officials
of the Persian Government and of the dangerous propagation
(against religion and nationality), I wish the British
authorities concerned would notify their non-interference in
such cases in order that I might physically prove my sayings.
In order to prove my sincerity and loyalty to
the British Government I think it is simply sufficient to point
out that when I returned to my country I prevented the Officers
of the Persian Army (whom I eventually forced to withdraw) from
causing a riot (which would have been against the interests of
the British Government) otherwise the opportunity for revenge
was at hand when the tribes had sworn to make a general stand
and draw attention of the Arab world to the oppressed state
of the Arabs living in Khuzistan and thus save the Arabs of
that province and the family of Khazal from the tempestuous sea
of oppression.
In any case, owing to the above facts I let the
opportunity slip by and returned to Iraq. In Basra I
unfortunately noticed that the Iraq flattering officials were
persecuting me, I therefore went to Kuwait where I now live.
On my arrival I reported the details of the case to the
representative of the British Government in Kuwait and am now
expecting to receive your fatherly instructions in this connection.
Compliments,
Sgd/- Abdullah Khazali.

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The volume contains correspondence pertaining to the relatives of the late Shaikh of Khuzestan, Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī. The correspondents include the 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 Bahrain, 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, Government of India, Foreign Office, 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. , British Ambassador in Tehran, British Ambassador in Baghdad, Middle East Office at Cairo, British Consul General at Ahwaz, Vice Consul at Korramshahr, and two of Khaz‘al's sons, Abdullah [‘Abdullah bin Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī] and Chassib [Jāsib bin Khaz‘al Āl Ka‘bī].

The matters covered in the volume include:

  • compensation to be paid to the heirs of Sheikh Ahmad of Kuwait and Sheikh Khaz‘al for taxes [ istiḥlāk ] paid on estates that they should have been exempt from;
  • the intrigues and actions of Khaz‘al's sons, ‘Abdullah and Jāsib, including small-scale incursions into Khuzistan [Khūzestān] from Iraq and attempts to garner Arab and British support for their return to power in Khuzistan;
  • where to settle ‘Abdullah after his return from Persia.

Folios 64-69 are letters in Arabic, signed by several of the heads of leading Arab families in the region, petitioning the 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. for help against Persian oppression.

Folios 214-228 are internal office notes.

Extent and format
1 volume (233 folios)
Arrangement

The volume is arranged chronologically.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: There is an incomplete foliation sequence and a complete foliation sequence. The complete sequence, which should be used for referencing, is circled 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 on the title page, on number 1, and ends on the last folio of writing, on number 228. There are the following irregularities: folio 1 is followed by folio 1A. It should be noted that folio 67 is contained in an envelope which is attached to the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 66, and folios 71-72 are in an envelope which is attached to the verso The back of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'v'. of folio 70.

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English, Arabic and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
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