File 1247/1912 Pt 2 'Anglo-Turkish Agreement. Acceptance by Sheikhs of Koweit and Mohammerah.' [‎15r] (25/166)

asp act, 1.9. as an Indio* tier, of Shaikh ^obarak's autononous
1 P® olti °n> «''' h» proRlsod to snda&vour to Influenoo hie frland
j i" the right Olrootlon.
<J. At Chami ihasal'■ visit to t>ia Umsulate on 7th, ho
was aoooapaniod by Uajl Rais, and they brought •* old voliras
of troattso In Poroian, containing the text of the Troaty of
rsaroua, relying on shloh they started tho -id-channel quos.
t)io recognition of the iurfclefa olaia to the ^iole river as
provided by the Treaty of -raeroun.with the alternative of an
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secure, in the -halkh’s own Intorsetc, the frontier that he
wanted fros the -vwairlj oouttowarde to the Khalyint and that
no useful object would result from any atteapt to roopsn that
question now.
question of the powers of the Riverain COKBlesior. and the de
legation of Kohasraerah intercuts to the care of tho British
tha GOEr.lseion to deal with vessels In touch with the Persian
Bank greatly exercised both tho Shaikh and Haji Rale, eepe-
olally in view of the wording of the sentence in the decla
ration stipulating that the functions performed by the Com
missioner supervising the Interests of tho Shaikh of tfohan-
merah must be discharged without prejudice to hie quality as
a ."saber of the Turkish Oonalssion. The chalteh feared the
| contingency of tho Brltloh OOBsaleeloner, perfeape a stranger
to hiKoolf, being over-influenoed by his Turkish role end
perhaps led to act against Uohacrerah interests arbitrarily
j without oonsuiting its Ruler, we endeavoured to persuade him
that hie apprehensions on this point wore premature and that
the British Commissioner would surely receive all such pre
liminary instructions from the British hovemr ent as might be
necessary to ensure Loharraomh interests being really pro
tected. Eventually we arranged In concert the draft of a
appeal to the Hague, had been a necessary step in order to
This point having been finally disposed of, tho
Oonmlesloner was then gone Into. We found that the right of
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