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'File 29/6 British Relations with Khazal, Sheikh of Khorramshahr' [13v] (26/28)
The record is made up of 1 file (14 folios). It was created in 26 Nov 1946. It was written in English. 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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writing, that whatever change may take place in the form of the government of
Persia, and whether it be Royalist or Nationalist, His Majesty’s Government will
be prepared to afford you the support necessary for obtaining a satisfactory
solution, both to yourself and to us, in the event of any encroachment by the
Persian Government on your jurisdiction and recognised rights, or on your
property in Persia. In like manner they will safeguard you to the best of their
ability against any unprovoiked attack by a foreign Power, or against any
encroachment by such Power on your said jurisdiction and recognised rights, or
on your propertv in Persia. These assurances are given for yourself and for
your successors from among your male descendants, and shall hold good so long
as you and they do not fail to observe your and their obligations towards the
Persian Government, provided always that the nomination of your successors
from among your male descendants shall be subject to confidential consultation
with, and the approval of, His Majesty’s Government, and so long as you and
they shall continue to be guided by the advice of His Majesty’s Government, and
to maintain an attitude satisfactory to that Government.
Vis-a-vis the Persian Government, we shall do our best to maintain your
Excellency in your present state of local autonomy.
Further, the date gardens which you now possess on the Turkish side of the
Shatt-el-Arab shall remain in full possession of you and your heirs, and immune
from taxation.
P. Z. COX, Lieutenant-Colonel,
British Resident in the
Persian Gulf
The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran.
, and His
Britannic Majesty's Consul-General for
Pars, &c.
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The file contains a Confidential Foreign Office report entitled 'British Relations with Khazal, Sheikh of Mohammerah'. The report contains a detailed history of the relationship between the British Government and Shaikh Khaz‘al bin Jābir bin Mirdāw al-Ka‘bī, the Ruler of Mohammerah (present day Khorramshahr). An annex to the report contains copies of numerous written assurances given to the Shaikh by British officials between 1902 and 1914.
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- 1 file (14 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 14; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- IOR/R/15/2/1747
- Title
- 'File 29/6 British Relations with Khazal, Sheikh of Khorramshahr'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:13v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence